Grass endophytes — importance, incidence and methods for detection
Maria Prończuk
m.pronczuk@ihar.edu.plSamodzielna Pracownia Traw i Roślin Motylkowatych, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Radzików (Poland)
Abstract
Species of Neotyphodium fungi are presented, such as N. lolii, N. coenophialum and N. uncinatum, living in systemic coexistence with Lolium perenne, Festuca pratensis and Festuca arundinacea. Their taxonomy, biology and the produced alkaloids are described. Beneficial and harmful effects of the grass and endophytes coexistence are shown. The results of research on the endophyte incidence and distribution in the world, Europe and Poland are presented. The necessity of intensification of research on the Neotyphodium fungi in Poland has been emphasized. Methods for endophytes detection in seed and plant are presented.
Keywords:
Festuca arundinacea, Festuca pratensis, N. coenophialum, Neotyphodium lolii, Neotyphodium uncinatum, Lolium perenne, taxonomy, alkaloids, biologyReferences
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Maria Prończukm.pronczuk@ihar.edu.pl
Samodzielna Pracownia Traw i Roślin Motylkowatych, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin, Radzików Poland
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