Argentine stem weevil adults are affected by meadow fescue endophyte and its loline alkaloids

New Zealand Plant Protection

Volumn 62, Issue , 2009, Pages 12-18

  Jensen, J G ^a   Popay, A J ^a   Tapper, B A ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Festuca pratensis; Listronotus bonariensis; Lolium pratense; N acetyl norloline; N formyl loline; Neotyphodium uncinatum

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA PRATENSIS; FUNGI; LISTRONOTUS BONARIENSIS; LOLIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM UNCINATUM;

EID: 76749154519     PISSN: 11759003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30843/nzpp.2009.62.4800     Document Type: Article

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