creators_name: Lehtonen, Päivi
creators_name: Saikkonen, Kari
creators_name: Helander, Marjo
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2007-09-11
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:37:04
metadata_visibility: show
title: Fungal endophytes decrease aphid performance in grasses: effects on virus transmission?
ispublished: pub
subjects: 8planthealth
full_text_status: public
keywords: fungal endophytes, aphids, meadow fescue
abstract: 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.
date: 2003
date_type: published
publisher: Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists
refereed: never
citation: Lehtonen, Päivi; Saikkonen, Kari and Helander, Marjo (2003) Fungal endophytes decrease aphid performance in grasses: effects on virus transmission? NJF's 22nd congress "Nordic agriculture in global perspective", Turku, Finland, July 1-4, 2003.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/11232/1/njfc.pdf