Enhancing native grass productivity by cocultivating with endophyte-laden calli

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 124-130

  Lucero, M E ^a   Barrow, J R ^a   Osuna, P ^b   Reyes, I ^c   Duke, S E ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atriplex canescens; Bouteloua eriopoda; Sporobolus airoides; Sporobolus cryptandrus

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS; GERMINATION; GRASS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUB;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX CANESCENS; BOUTELOUA ERIOPODA; SPOROBOLUS AIROIDES; SPOROBOLUS CRYPTANDRUS;

EID: 38549110802     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/06-144R3.1     Document Type: Article

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