<i>Epichloë</i> Endophytes Shape the Foliar Endophytic Fungal Microbiome and Alter the Auxin and Salicylic Acid Phytohormone Levels in Two Meadow Fescue Cultivars

Plants harbor a large diversity of endophytic microbes. Meadow fescue (<i>Festuca pratensis</i>) is a cool-season grass known for its symbiotic relationship with the systemic and vertically—via seeds—transmitted fungal endophyte <i>Epichloë uncinata,</i> yet its effects on pl...

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Main Authors: Suni Anie Mathew, Marjo Helander, Kari Saikkonen, Radomira Vankova, Petre I. Dobrev, Serdar Dirihan, Benjamin Fuchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/1/90