Plant interactions and ergovaline concentration in mixture of Lotus tenuis and Schedonorus arundinaceus infected with the fungus Epichloë coenophiala

Schedonorus arundinaceus (tall fescue) population can be infected by the endophyte fungus Epichloë coenophiala, responsible of livestock intoxication due to fungal alkaloids (i.e., ergovaline). The effects of ergovaline in pastures can be attenuated through dilution; this is, to interseed infected...

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Main Authors: Lucas R. Petigrosso, Matías García, Osvaldo Vignolio, Adriana Salvat, Diego Cristos, Jorge Castaño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Argentina de Ecología 2020-04-01
Series:Ecología Austral
Online Access:https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/944