Effects of the Neotyphodium endophyte fungus on dormancy and germination rate of Lolium multiflorum seeds

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 767-775

  Gundel, Pedro E ^a   Maseda, Pablo H ^a   Ghersa, Claudio M ^a   Benech Arnold, Roberto L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Germination rate; Lolium multiflorum; Maternal effect; Neotyphodium

Indexed keywords

DORMANCY; ENDOPHYTE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GRASS; LIGHT EFFECT; RIPENING; SEED PRODUCTION;

FUNGI; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 33747519542     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01638.x     Document Type: Article

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