%A P?ivi Lehtonen
%A Kari Saikkonen
%A Marjo Helander
%T Fungal endophytes decrease aphid performance in grasses: effects on virus transmission?
%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.
%D 2003
%K fungal endophytes, aphids, meadow fescue
%I Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists
%L orgprints11232