Hybrid fungal endophytes symbiotic with the grass Lolium pratense

Sydowia

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-73

  Craven, K D ^a   Blankenship, J D ^a   Leuchtmann, A ^b   Hignight, K ^c   Schardl, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Advanta Seeds Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

Clavicipitaceae; Epichlo ; Festuca pratensis; Hypocreales; Neotyphodium

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044526136     PISSN: 00820598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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