Transmission of the locoweed endophyte to the next generation of plants

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 251-255

  Ralphs, M H ^a   Cook, D ^a   Gardner, D R ^a   Grum, D S ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astragalus; Embellisia; Endophyte; Livestock poisoning; Locoweed; Oxytropis; Undifilum oxytropis

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS (ANGIOSPERM); EMBELLISIA; FABACEAE; OXYTROPIS;

EID: 79956225754     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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