Neotyphodium fungal endophyte in tall fescue (Schedonorus phoenix): A comparison of three Northern European wild populations and the cultivar Kentuky-31

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-24

  Gundel, Pedro E ^a,b   Helander, Marjo ^c   Casas, Cecilia ^b   Hamilton, Cyd E ^a   Faeth, Stanley H ^d   Saikkonen, Kari ^a  

^a PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Claviceps; Grass; Plant microbial symbiosis; Symbiosis; Vertically transmitted symbiont

Indexed keywords

CLAVICEPS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; POACEAE; POOIDEAE;

EID: 84878947577     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: 18789129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13225-012-0173-x     Document Type: Article

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