Large Scale Screening of Epichloë Endophytes Infecting Schedonorus pratensis and Other Forage Grasses Reveals a Relation Between Microsatellite-Based Haplotypes and Loline Alkaloid Levels

Large Scale Screening of Epichloë Endophytes Infecting Schedonorus pratensis and Other Forage Grasses Reveals a Relation Between Microsatellite-Based Haplotypes and Loline Alkaloid Levels

Species belonging to the Festuca-Lolium complex are often naturally infected with endophytic fungi of genus Epichloë. Recent studies on endophytes have shown the beneficial roles of host-endophyte associations as protection against insect herbivores in agriculturally important grasses. However, larg...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Cagnano, Niels Roulund, Christian Sig Jensen, Flavia Pilar Forte, Torben Asp, Adrian Leuchtmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Epichloë
genetic diversity
grass endophytes
interspecific hybrids
microsatellite markers
Schedonorus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00765/full

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