Microsite conditions influence nutritive value characteristics of a tall fescue cultivar devoid of, or infected with a native, or a novel non-ergogenic endophyte

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 284-292

  Belesky, David P ^a   Ruckle, Joyce M ^a   Bush, Lowell P ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Ergoalkaloids; Evapotranspiration; Leaf dry matter content; Loline alkaloids; Non structural carbohydrate; Phenolics; Radiation productivity; Shade

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CARBOHYDRATE; CULTIVAR; ENDOPHYTE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; GRASS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SYMBIONT;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM;

EID: 69349085424     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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