%0 Conference Paper
%A Lehtonen, Päivi
%A Saikkonen, Kari
%A Helander, Marjo
%D 2003
%F orgprints:11232
%I Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists
%K fungal endophytes, aphids, meadow fescue
%T Fungal endophytes decrease aphid performance in grasses: effects on virus transmission?
%U http://orgprints.org/11232/
%X We examined how endophyte infection and nutrient availability affects the performance of bird-cherry aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi) in meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis). Endophyte infection drastically reduced aphid survival and reproduction in our study.