Endophyte symbiosis benefits a rare grass under low water availability

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 706-713

  Kannadan, S ^a   Rudgers, J A ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Drought; Mutualism; Neotyphodium; Poa alsodes

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; ENDOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUNGUS; GRASS; LEAF AREA; MUTUALISM; RARITY; SYMBIOSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

NEOTYPHODIUM; POA; POA ALSODES; POACEAE;

EID: 47249151886     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01395.x     Document Type: Article

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