Endophytes are endosymbiotic fungi or bacteria that invade and colonize the plant tissue
without harming their respective host. Since fungal endophytes live inside the host tissues …

Dollar spot disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Clarireedia jacksonii, is a major
problem in many turfgrass species, particularly creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera). It is …

Salinization of soil is a major environmental risk factor to plant functions, leading to a
reduction of productivity of crops and forage. Epichloë gansuensis, seed-borne endophytic …

Strong creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra subsp. rubra) is a commercially important low-
maintenance turfgrass and is often naturally infected with the fungal endophyte Epichloë …

Fungi from the genus Epichloë form systemic endobiotic infections of cool season grasses,
producing a range of host-protective natural products in return for access to nutrients. These …

Asexual Epichloë fungi are strictly seed-transmitted endophytic symbionts of cool-season
grasses and spend their entire life cycle within the host plant. Endophyte infection can confer …

Epichloë (Clavicipitaceae) is a genus of filamentous fungal endophytes that have co-
evolved with cool-season grasses with which they form perpetual, symbiotic associations. In …