Tall fescue cultivar and fungal endophyte combinations influence plant growth and root exudate composition

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue APR, 2015, Pages

  Guo, Jingqi ^a   McCulley, Rebecca L ^a   McNear, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epichlo coenophiala; Fungal endophyte; Plant growth; Root exudates; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EPICHLOE; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84928170056     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00183     Document Type: Article

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