The fungus epichloë typhina in populations of a halophyte puccinellia distans: Salinity as a possible inhibitor of infection

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-86

  Lembicz, Marlena ^a   Olejniczak, Pawel ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Choke disease; Diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Field experiment; Frequency of infection; Fungal endophyte; Man made habitats; Puccinellia distans; Salinity

Indexed keywords

EPICHLOE TYPHINA; FUNGI; PUCCINELLIA DISTANS;

EID: 65649091763     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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