Species and organ specificity of fungal endophytes in herbaceous grassland plants

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1085-1092

  Wearn, James A ^a,b   Sutton, Brian C ^a   Morley, Neil J ^a   Gange, Alan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Cirsium arvense; Endophyte community; Forbs; Fungal diversity; Plant soil (below ground) interactions; Plantago lanceolata; Rumex acetosa

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; COEXISTENCE; ENDOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; HERB; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MYCORRHIZA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPORE;

EID: 84865293929     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.01997.x     Document Type: Article

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