Forages and pastures symposium: Fungal endophytes of tall fescue and perennial ryegrass: Pasture friend or foe?

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2379-2394

  Young, C A ^a   Hume, D E ^a,b   Mcculley, R L ^c  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Animal production; Endophyte; Perennial ryegrass; Tall fescue; Toxicosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882680070     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5951     Document Type: Article

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