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Toxin Production in Grass/Endophyte Associations
While the discovery that fungal endophytes were present in some pooid grass species was made at the turn of the 20th century (White et al. 1993), knowledge of their widespread distribution (Leuchtmann 1992; Ch...
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Diversity and origins of endophytic fungal symbionts of the North American grass Festuca arizonica
Acremonium spp. endophytes are mutualistic fungal symbionts of many C3 grasses. They are anamorphs of Epichloë typhina (Clavicipitaceae) that have become strictly seedborne, heritable components of symbiotic uni...
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Fungal endophyte-infected grasses: Alkaloid accumulation and aphid response
The occurrence of the alkaloidsN-formyl andN-acetyl loline, peramine, lolitrem B, and ergovaline and the response of aphids to plants containing these compounds were determined in species and cultivars ofFestuca,
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An Endophytic Fungus and Resistance to Sod Webworms: Association in Lolium Perenne L.
Sod webworm (Crambus spp.) susceptible and resistant cultivars, selections, and single–plant progenies of perennial rye–grass (Lolium perenne L.) were analyzed for the presence of an endophytic fungus. This was d...
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Antifungal activity of the systemic fungicide imazalil
The antifungal activity of imazalil against spores of Penicillium italicum and several other fungi was found to be pH-dependent. The fungicide was much less effective at pH 5.2 than at pH 7.0. However, related...