Performance of tall fescue germplasms bred for high- and low-ergot alkaloids. (Forage & Grazing Lands).(Statistical Data Included) From: Crop Science | Date: March 1, 2002| Author: Hill, N.S.; Bouton, J.H.; Thompson, F.N.; Hawkins, L.; Hoveland, C.S.; McCann, M.A. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Crop Science Society of America. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Field studies were conducted to examine yield, alkaloid stability, stand survival, and animal toxicity in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Shreb.) germplasms, infected with their endemic endophyte [Neotyphodium coenophialum (Morgan-Jones and Gams) Glenn, Bacon, and Hanlin] and bred for high- or low-alkaloid concentration. Three germplasms selected from endophyte-infected (E+) `Jesup' for low-alkaloid and two germplasms selected for high-alkaloid, along with E+ and endophyte-free (E-) Jesup,...