Fungal endophyte detection in pasture grass seed utilising the infection layer and comparison to other detection techniques

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 581-592

  Card, S D ^a   Rolston, M P ^b   Park, Z ^a   Cox, N ^c   Hume, D E ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FUNGI; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM;

EID: 82155162274     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2011.39.3.05     Document Type: Article

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