Benefits of a fungal endophyte in Elymus virginicus decline under drought stress

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-51

  Rudgers, Jennifer A ^a   Swafford, Angela L ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Epichlo elymi; Forage; Native grass; Restoration; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ELYMUS; ELYMUS VIRGINICUS; EPICHLOE ELYMI;

EID: 57649201726     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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