Fungal endophyte removal does not reduce cold tolerance of tall fescue

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2033-2039

  Casler, Michael D ^a   Van Santen, Edzard ^b  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FUNGI; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM;

EID: 54949098873     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.11.0615     Document Type: Article

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