Effect of climatic conditions on endophyte and seed viability in stored ryegrass seed

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 481-489

  Hume, D E ^a   Schmid, J ^b   Rolston, M P ^c   Vijayan, P ^b   Hickey, M J ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM;

EID: 79960789337     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2011.39.2.19     Document Type: Article

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