Beneficial effects of Neotyphodium tembladerae and Neotyphodium pampeanum on a wild forage grass

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 382-390

  Iannone, L J ^a   Pinget, A D ^b   Nagabhyru, P ^c   Schardl, C L ^c   De Battista, J P ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Universidad de Concepcion del Uruguay   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bromus; Endophytes; Growth; Reproduction; Wild grasses

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ALKALOID; BIOMASS; ENDOPHYTE; FORAGE; FUNGUS; GRASS; GROWTH; REGROWTH; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

BROMUS; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM TEMBLADERAE; POACEAE;

EID: 84864291449     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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