The insect-pathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii (Clavicipitaceae) is also an endophyte that stimulates plant root development

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-107

  Sasan, Ramanpreet K ^a   Bidochka, Michael J ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascomycota; Clavicipitaceae; Endophyte; Hypocreales; Metarhizium robertsii; Rhizosphere competent; Root colonization

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GRASS; INOCULATION; INSECT; LEGUME; PATHOGEN; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT COLONIZATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; PANICUM; PHASEOLUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOSPHERE; SEEDLING;

ANIMALS; ENDOPHYTES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INSECTS; METARHIZIUM; MYCELIUM; PANICUM; PHASEOLUS; PLANT ROOTS; RHIZOSPHERE; SEEDLING; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; CLAVICIPITACEAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYPOCREALES; METARHIZIUM; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84858427203     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100136     Document Type: Article

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