Endophytic fungus decreases plant virus infections in meadow ryegrass (Lolium pratense)

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 620-623

  Lehtonen, Päivi T ^a   Helander, Marjo ^a   Siddiqui, Shahid A ^a   Lehto, Kirsi ^a   Saikkonen, Kari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aphids; Barley yellow dwarf virus; Endophytes; Grasses; Multitrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; VIRUS VECTOR;

ALKALOID; APHID; DISEASE VECTOR; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GRASS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MEADOW; VIRAL DISEASE;

APHID; ARTICLE; BARLEY YELLOW DWARF VIRUS; ENDOPHYTE; FESCUE; LOLIUM; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PLANT VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

APHIDIDAE; BARLEY YELLOW DWARF VIRUS; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; FUNGI; POACEAE;

EID: 33845597489     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0499     Document Type: Article

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