Alkaloid genotype diversity of tall fescue endophytes

Crop Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 667-678

  Takach, Johanna E ^a   Young, Carolyn A ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

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EID: 84894715919     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2013.06.0423     Document Type: Article

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