Effects of the infection by the fungal endophyte Epichloë festucae in the growth and nutrient content of Festuca rubra

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 374-384

  Zabalgogeazcoa, Íñigo ^a   Ciudad, Antonia García ^a   Vázquez de Aldana, Beatriz R ^a   Criado, Balbino García ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Endophyte; Epichlo ; Festuca rubra; Fiber; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL DISEASE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SEMIARID REGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE FESTUCAE; FESTUCA RUBRA; POACEAE;

EID: 33645984246     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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