Defensive mutualism between plants and endophytic fungi?

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 41, Issue , 2010, Pages 101-113

  Saikkonen, Kari ^a   Saari, S ^a   Helander, M ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Defensive mutualism; Endophytes; Epichlo ; Grass; Horizontal transmission; Meta analysis; Neotyphodium; Publication bias; Tree; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

EPICHLOE; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM;

EID: 78149471286     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13225-010-0023-7     Document Type: Article

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