Protective grass endophytes: Where are they from and where are they going?

Plant Disease

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 430-438

  Schardl, Christopher L ^a   Phillips, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 13444270110     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.5.430     Document Type: Article

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