ABSTRACT
This book considered the biological, ecological, toxicology, and chemical aspects of research topics as they relate to endophytes of grasses. Several chapters reflect the very pragmatic applications of endophytes and endophyte-infected grasses. Other chapters offer future applications for endophytes and are therefore discussed from theoretical viewpoints. This book contains the collective writings of an international group of experts on fungal endophytes of grasses, all of whom are directed toward, understanding, creating, and exploiting the positive aspects of endophytes. With this book, we are attempting to stimulate and facilitate future explorations of the grass endophytes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section 1|33 pages
Principles of Classification and Taxonomic Groups
section 2|22 pages
Methods for Cultivating and Detecting Grass/Endophyte Interactions
section 3|43 pages
Ecology of Endophyte-Infected Grasses
section 4|31 pages
Chemical Constituents and Toxicity
section 5|33 pages
Biotechnological Uses of Endophytes: Grass Improvement Based on Molecular Techniques
section VI|43 pages
Utilization of Endophyte-lnfected Grasses Based on Agronomic Characteristics