Diversity and distribution of Neotyphodium-infected grasses in Argentina

Mycological Progress

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-19

  Iannone, Leopoldo J ^a   White Jr , James F ^b   Giussani, Liliana M ^c   Cabral, Daniel ^a   Novas, María Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE BOTÁNICA DARWINION   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diversity; Endophytes; Neotyphodium; South America

Indexed keywords

BRIZA; BROMUS; EPICHLOE; FUNGI; NEOTYPHODIUM; POA; POACEAE;

EID: 79951671683     PISSN: 1617416X     EISSN: 18618952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11557-010-0669-2     Document Type: Article

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