Interactive effects of Epichloë endophytes and plant origin on mineral content in Festuca rubra

1 página. -- Póster presentado en el 25th European Grassland Federation General Meeting 7th-11th September 2014Festuca rubra L. is a perennial grass very persistent and tolerant to a wide range of ecological conditions. This grass species (Photo 1) is asyptomatically infected by the systemic fungal endophyte Epichlöe festucae (Photo 2) across European grasslands from Spain to northernmost Finland and Norway. Epichloë endophytes are seed transmitted and can be beneficial for host grasses. The effects of endophyte are variable and dependent on the fungal and plant genotypes as well as environmental conditions.This collaborative work has been funded by the International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Artic (INTERACT), project AGL2011-22783 from the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad and Academy of Finland project 137909.N