Conspicuous epiphytic growth of an interspecific hybrid Neotyphodium sp. endophyte on distorted host inflorescences

Fungal Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-48

  Christensen, Michael John ^a   Saulsbury, Keith ^b   Simpson, Wayne R ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b PGG Wrightson Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epichlo ; Hyphal regulation; Stromata

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BARLEY; CULTIVAR; EPIPHYTE; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYBRID; INFECTIVITY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIVESTOCK; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEED PRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; ENDOPHYTE; EPICHLOE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFLORESCENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LOLIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEOTYPHODIUM;

ENDOPHYTES; EPICHLOE; HYPHAE; INFLORESCENCE; LOLIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE TYPHINA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FUNGI; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84655162184     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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