Fungal Endophytes Enhance Agronomically Important Traits in Severely Drought-Stressed Barley

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 419-427

  Murphy, B R ^a   Martin Nieto, L ^b   Doohan, F M ^c   Hodkinson, T R ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Barley; Biofertilisation; Drought stress; Fungal root endophytes

Indexed keywords

AGROMETEOROLOGY; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BARLEY; BIOFERTILIZER; BIOMASS; DROUGHT STRESS; ENDOPHYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOT; TILLERING; TOLERANCE;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM MURINUM SUBSP. MURINUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. SPONTANEUM;

EID: 84945449639     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jac.12139     Document Type: Article

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