Effect of Neotyphodium Uncinatum Endophyte on Meadow Fescue Yielding, Health Status and Ergovaline Production in Host-Plants

Influence of the fungal endophyte Neotyphodium uncinatum on the persistency and competitive ability of meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.)

Loline Alkaloid Gene Clusters of the Fungal Endophyte Neotyphodium Uncinatum

Impact of endophytic fungi on seed and seedling characteristics in tall and meadow fescues

Tall fescue and meadow fescue are naturally infected with fungal endophytes, Neotyphodiumcoenophialum and Neotyphodium uncinatum, respectively. Seed traits are an important measureof the effects of the endophytic fungi which has been less addressed. In this study we usedendophyte-infected (EI) and endophyte-free (EF) clones of tall and meadow fescue genotypes inthe field to investigate the effe...

Quantification of ergovaline using HPLC and mass spectrometry in Iranian Neotyphodium infected tall fescue

Ergovaline, the main ergopeptine alkaloid produced in tall fescue (Fescue arundinacea Schreb.) infected with endophyte (Neotyphodium coenophialum Morgan- Jones & Gams), is known to cause tall fescue toxicosis. This study was conducted to examine the presence of fungal endophytes in five populations of tall fescue collected from various regions of Iran. The existence of Neotyphodium mycelia in t...

تأثیر قارچ‌های اندوفایت در بهبود ویژگی‌های فنوتیپی فسکیوی بلند (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) و فسکیوی مرتعی (Festuca pratensis Huds.) بومی ایران

A symbiotic relationship exists between the endophytic fungi of the genus Neotyphodium and many cool-season grasses. Endophytes can alter the growth as well as morphological and physiological characteristics of the host plant, thereby influencing the persistence and survival rate of infected plants. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of endophyte on phenotypic characteristics of I...