Geographic distribution patterns of vertically transmitted endophytes in two native grasses in Argentina

Symbiosis

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-110

  Iannone, Leopoldo J ^a   Mc Cargo, Patricia D ^a   Giussani, Liliana M ^b   Schardl, Christopher L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE BOTÁNICA DARWINION   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Endophytes; Epichloae; Incidence; Neotyphodium; Poa

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ENDOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL; SALINITY; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WILD POPULATION; WINTER;

ARGENTINA;

NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM TEMBLADERAE; POA; POA LANUGINOSA; POACEAE;

EID: 84892799643     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: 18787665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13199-012-0214-y     Document Type: Article

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