Seasonal changes in leaf and stem loline alkaloids in meadow fescue

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-267

  Patchett, Brian ^a   Gooneratne, Ravi ^a   Fletcher, Lester ^b   Chapman, Bruce ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Festuca pratensis poaceae; Leaf; Loline alkaloids; Neotyphodium uncinatum clavicipitacae; Stem

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA PRATENSIS; HEXAPODA; NEOTYPHODIUM UNCINATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84859631512     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP10266     Document Type: Article

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