Fungal Endophyte Colonization Patterns Alter Over Time in the Novel Association Between Lolium perenne and Epichloë Endophyte AR37

Infection of the pasture grass Lolium perenne with the seed-transmitted fungal endophyte Epichloë festucae enhances its resilience to biotic and abiotic stress. Agricultural benefits of endophyte infection can be increased by generating novel symbiotic associations through inoculating L. perenne wit...

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Main Authors: Flavia Pilar Forte, Jan Schmid, Paul P. Dijkwel, Istvan Nagy, David E. Hume, Richard D. Johnson, Wayne R. Simpson, Shaun M. Monk, Ningxin Zhang, Tina Sehrish, Torben Asp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.570026/full