Effects of Neotyphodium endophytes on growth, reproduction and drought-stress tolerance of three Lolium perenne L. genotypes

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-415

  Hesse, U ^a   Schoberlein W ^a   Wittenmayer, L ^b,c   Forster K ^a   Warnstorff, K ^c   Diepenbrock, W ^a   Merbach, W ^b  

^a Institute of Agronomy and Crop Science   (Germany)

^b Inst of Soil Sci and Plant Nutr   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Lolium; Neotyphodium; Seed yield

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL DISEASE; GROWTH RESPONSE; SEED PRODUCTION; YIELD;

FUNGI; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM;

EID: 1542753429     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2003.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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