Sympatric Epichloë species and chemotypic variation in natural populations of Lolium perenne

International Symposium on Fungal Endophytes of Grasses in Salamanca, España, 18-21 Junio 2018Lolium perenne is a grass of Eurasian origin whose use as a forage and turf species is widespread. Epichloë fungal endophytes are of concern in connection with this grass, because infected plants may contain fungal alkaloids toxic to herbivores. The objective of this work was to study the intrapopulation composition of natural stands of Lolium perenne in terms of their Epichloë endophytes and alkaloid chemotypes.This work was financed by research grant AGL2011-22783, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity and cofounded by FEDER.Peer reviewe