The Botanophila-Epichloë association in cultivated Festuca in Oregon: Evidence of simple fungivory

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 427-433

  Rao, S ^a   Alderman, S C ^b   Takeyasu, J ^a   Matson, B ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthomyiidae; Ascomycetes; Botanophila lobata; Choke disease; Clavicipitaceae; Diptera; Epichlo festucae; Exotic fungus; Festuca rubra; Fine fescue; Fly fungus interaction; Oregon

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL DISEASE; GRASS; MUTUALISM; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; ASCOMYCOTA; BOTANOPHILA; CLAVICIPITACEAE; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; DIPTERA; EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE FESTUCAE; EPICHLOE TYPHINA; FESTUCA; FESTUCA RUBRA; FUNGI; LOBATA; POACEAE; POOIDEAE;

EID: 20444504017     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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