TY - JOUR
T1 - Fungal symbionts of grasses
T2 - evolutionary insights and agricultural potential
AU - Scott, Barry
AU - Schardl, Christopher
PY - 1993/8
Y1 - 1993/8
N2 - Some filamentous fungal endophytes confer on their grass hosts important biological properties including resistance to grazing herbivores and resistance to nematodes and some fungal pathogens, as well as drought tolerance and greater field persistence. The production of alkaloids toxic to grazing animals is an undesirable aspects of the association in agronomic situations. Consequently, genetic strategies are being pursued to manipulate fungal endophytes and their hosts for agricultural benefit.
AB - Some filamentous fungal endophytes confer on their grass hosts important biological properties including resistance to grazing herbivores and resistance to nematodes and some fungal pathogens, as well as drought tolerance and greater field persistence. The production of alkaloids toxic to grazing animals is an undesirable aspects of the association in agronomic situations. Consequently, genetic strategies are being pursued to manipulate fungal endophytes and their hosts for agricultural benefit.
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U2 - 10.1016/0966-842X(93)90091-5
DO - 10.1016/0966-842X(93)90091-5
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 8143139
AN - SCOPUS:0027202614
SN - 0966-842X
VL - 1
SP - 196
EP - 200
JO - Trends in Microbiology
JF - Trends in Microbiology
IS - 5
ER -
