Effects of cutting frequency and height on alkaloid production in endophyte-infected drunken horse grass (Achnatherum inebrians)

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 567-571

  Zhang, Xing Xu ^a   Li, Chun Jie ^a   Nan, Zhi Biao ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Achnatherum inebrians; ergine; ergonovine; mowing frequency; mowing height; Neotyphodium gansuense

Indexed keywords

ERGOT ALKALOID;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CROP; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE; SYMBIOSIS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CHINA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; HORSES; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE; SYMBIOSIS;

ACHNATHERUM INEBRIANS; EQUIDAE; FUNGI; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM GANSUENSE;

EID: 79959604574     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-011-4181-y     Document Type: Article

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