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RESEARCH LITERATURE

The Research Literature database was created and funded by the Florida Wildflower Foundation. Use the search features below to find scientific articles on native wildflowers that are commercially available or used in restoration projects.

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Infection by the systemic fungus Epichloe glyceriae alters clonal growth of its grass host, Glyceria striata

Author(s): J. J. Pan and K. Clay

Month: Aug
Year: 2003

Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences
Volume: 270
Issue: 1524
Pages: 1585-1591

Article Topic(s): Fungi,Morphology,Pathology
Research Setting(s): Greenhouse

Species Referenced: Glyceria striata (Fowl mannagrass),

Abstract

Evaluates the role of pathogen infection by Epichloe glyceriae on clonal growth and development of the host plant, Glyceria striata. Pathogen infection directly altered host development by increasing clonal growth with longer stolons and decreasing the number of tillers produced.

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J. J. Pan and K. Clay. "Infection by the systemic fungus Epichloe glyceriae alters clonal growth of its grass host, Glyceria striata." Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 270.1524 (2003): 1585-1591.

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ISSN: 0962-8452
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2428

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