Hybridization in endophyte symbionts alters host response to moisture and nutrient treatments

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 768-775

  Hamilton, Cyd E ^a   Dowling, Thomas E ^a   Faeth, Stanley H ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FESCUE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEOTYPHODIUM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SYMBIOSIS;

BIOMASS; FESTUCA; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; NEOTYPHODIUM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SYMBIOSIS;

NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 77953326150     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9606-9     Document Type: Article

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