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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Saikkonen K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4902185 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20160610 6
Human assisted plant invasions from Europe to North America have been more common than the reverse. We tested endophyte-mediated performance of tall fescue in parallel three year experiments in Europe and the USA using endophyte infected and uninfected wild and cultivated plants. Experimental plants were subjected to nutrient and water treatments. Whereas endophyte infection increased tall fescue performance in general, the effects of endophytes on plant growth and reproduction varied among plan ...[more]