Low resource availability differentially affects the growth of host grasses infected by fungal endophytes

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1269-1277

  Marks, Susan ^a   Clay, Keith ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Endophytic fungi; Lolium arundinaceum (tall fescue); Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass); Mutualism; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENDOPHYTE; ENDOSYMBIONT; FUNGUS; GENOTYPE; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HOST PLANT; LIGHT EFFECT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

CLAVICIPITACEAE; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FUNGI; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 36849024813     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/521834     Document Type: Article

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