Symbiotically modified organisms: Nontoxic fungal endophytes in grasses

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 420-427

  Gundel, Pedro E ^a,b   Pérez, Luis I ^b   Helander, Marjo ^c   Saikkonen, Kari ^a  

^a PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breeding; Grass production; Grass endophyte interaction; Safe endophytes; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

MYCOTOXIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GRASS PRODUCTION; GRASS-ENDOPHYTE INTERACTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERBIVORY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POACEAE; REVIEW; SAFE ENDOPHYTES; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SYMBIOSIS;

BREEDING; GRASS PRODUCTION; GRASS-ENDOPHYTE INTERACTION; SAFE ENDOPHYTES; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; ENDOPHYTES; FUNGI; HERBIVORY; HUMANS; MYCOTOXINS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84881024083     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.03.003     Document Type: Review

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