Fungal endophyte (Epichloë festucae) alters the nutrient content of Festuca rubra regardless of water availability

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Vázquez de Aldana, Beatriz R ^a   García Ciudad, Antonia ^a   García Criado, Balbino ^a   Vicente Tavera, Santiago ^b   Zabalgogeazcoa, Iñigo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; PHENOL; POTASSIUM; PROLINE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; ENDOPHYTE; EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE FESTUCAE; FESCUE; FESTUCA RUBRA; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANT ROOT; SHOOT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

BIOMASS; DROUGHTS; ENDOPHYTES; EPICHLOE; FESTUCA; GENOTYPE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MINERALS; PHENOLS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PROLINE; WATER;

EID: 84893203077     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084539     Document Type: Article

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