The infection of Festuca rubra subsp. pruinosa by Epichloë festucae

Festuca rubra subsp. pruinosa is a grass that inhabits the sea cliffs of the Atlantic coasts of Europe. Four populations of this plant in the northern coast of Galicia, in northern Spain, were analysed for the presence of fungal endophytes. Of the plants included in the study, on average 0.69 were infected by an intercellular fungal endophyte. Using morphological and molecular characters, this endophyte was identified as Epichloë festucae, a clavicipitaceous, seed-transmitted species. A half-sibling line, consisting of endophyte-free and endophyte-infected plants, was developed and used to test whether the presence of the fungus affected the response of the plants to salinity. Dry weights of infected or uninfected plants, watered with sea-water solutions or tap water, did not significantly differ.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Zabalgogeazcoa, Iñigo, Romo Vaquero, María, Keck, E., Vázquez de Aldana, Beatriz R., García Ciudad, Antonia, García Criado, Balbino
Other Authors:	Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (España)
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Published:	John Wiley & Sons 2006-03
Subjects:	Endophytes, Epichloë festucae, Festuca rubra, Salinity,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/258804 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003176
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