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A morphological change in the fungal symbiont Neotyphodium lolii induces dwarfing in its host plant Lolium perenne.
Fungal biology - 1 Feb 2012
Simpson W R, Schmid J, Singh J, Faville M J, Johnson R D
Abstract excerpt
The endophytic fungus Neotyphodium lolii forms symbiotic associations with perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and infection is typically described as asymptomatic. Here we describe a naturally occurring New Zealand N. lolii isolate that can induce dwarfing of L. perenne and suppress floral meristem development in the dwarfed plants. Further to this we demonstrate that the observed host dwarfing correlates with a...
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