Endophyte infection, nutrient status of the soil and duration of snow cover influence the performance of meadow fescue in sub-artic conditions

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 324-330

  Wali P R ^a   Helander, M ^b   Nissinen, O ^c   Lehtonen, P ^d   Saikkonen, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Environmental variation; Grasses; Mutualism; Nutrients; Schedonorus pratensis; Sub artic

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVAR; ENDOPHYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGAL DISEASE; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; MEADOW; MUTUALISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SNOW COVER; SOIL NUTRIENT;

FESTUCA PRATENSIS; FUNGI; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 49749117997     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2008.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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