The exploitation of epichloae endophytes for agricultural benefit

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Johnson, Linda J ^a   De Bonth, Anouck C M ^a   Briggs, Lyn R ^b   Caradus, John R ^e   Finch, Sarah C ^b   Fleetwood, Damien J ^d   Fletcher, Lester R ^c   Hume, David E ^a   Johnson, Richard D ^a   Popay, Alison J ^b   Tapper, Brian A ^a   Simpson, Wayne R ^a   Voisey, Christine R ^a   Card, Stuart D ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e Grasslanz Technology Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epichlo ; Neotyphodium; Pooideae; Secondary metabolite; Symbiosis; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890232449     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: 18789129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13225-013-0239-4     Document Type: Review

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