Diversity of Endophytes Associated with Leymus Chinensis and Its Effects on Host Physio-ecological Characteristics in the Mid-Eastern Inner Mongolia Steppe
Endophytes are symbiotic with grasses (Poaceae) ubiquitously existing all over the world, and they could confer to their hosts competitive advantages. However, most present studies are focused on two commercially cultivated grasses, tall fescue (Festuca anmdinacea) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne), while studies on the native grasses are few and show different, even contrary, results. At present, the most widely studied endophytes that are symbiotic with cool-seasonal grasses in the subfamily Pooidea...