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Vázquez de Aldana, Beatriz R.
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Romo Vaquero, María
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García Ciudad, Antonia
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Petisco, Cristina
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García Criado, Balbino
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2010
Red fescue (Festuca rubra) is a perennial grass present in a wide range of ecological
conditions. It is also included in mixtures with other grasses and legumes for several
purposes. The objective of this paper was to determine the effect of Festuca rubra plants,
infected and non-infected by the endophyte Epichloë festucae, on the germination and
seedling growth of four legume species. During three weeks, a greenhouse experiment was
carried out with infected and non-infected plants of F. rubra, and four legume species:
Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Trifolium subterraneum and Lotus corniculatus. The
emergence of the legumes was not affected by the presence of F. rubra plants. However, the
length and biomass production of the four legumes was reduced in the presence of F. rubra
plants. The decrease in shoot length was greater than that in root length. There was a
significant effect of endophyte infection status of F. rubra plants on the root length and root
biomass of legumes. The reduction in root length and root dry weight of legume seedlings
was greater in the presence of infected plants than in the presence of non-infected plants.
Grassland in a changing world. Eds. H. Schnyder, J. Isselstein, F. Taube, J. Schellberg, M. Wachendorf, A. Herrmann, M. Gierus, K. Auerswald, N. Wrage, A. Hopkins. EGF, Universitat Götttingen. Grassland Science in Europe Vol 15., pp‐ 368‐370.
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Red fescue
Endophytes
Epichloë
Competition
Legumes
Effects of fungal endophyte infection in the grass Festuca rubra on germination and growth of four legume species.