Acremonium implication, a seed-transmitted endophytic fungus in Brachiaria grasses

Plant Disease

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1252-1254

  Dongyi, Huang ^a,b   Kelemu, Segenet ^a  

^a Ctro Intl de Agricultura Tropical   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apomictic reproduction; Endophyte free brachiaria; Endophyte plant association

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; ENZYMES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SEED;

ENDOPHYTE INFECTED PLANTS; ENDOPHYTIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICALLY IDENTICAL PLANTS;

FUNGUS ATTACK;

DISEASES; FUNGUS RESISTANCE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SEEDS;

ACREMONIUM; ACREMONIUM IMPLICATUM; BRACHIARIA; FUNGI; POACEAE;

EID: 7444233130     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.11.1252     Document Type: Article

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