Germination response of endophytic Festuca rubra seeds in the presence of arsenic

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 462-469

  Vazquez de Aldana B R ^a   Gundel, P E ^b,c   Garcia Criado B ^a   Garcia Ciudad A ^a   Garcia Sanchez A ^a   Zabalgogeazcoa, I ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endophytes; Epichlo ; Mutualism; Red fescue; Root growth; Soil contaminants; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ENDOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FUNGUS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GERMINATION; GRASS; INHIBITION; MUTUALISM; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL POLLUTION; SYMBIOSIS;

EPICHLOE; EPICHLOE FESTUCAE; FESTUCA RUBRA; POACEAE;

EID: 84904328257     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfs.12049     Document Type: Article

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