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Plant Physiol. 1997 May; 114(1): 1–7.
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Bioprotective Alkaloids of Grass-Fungal Endophyte Symbioses.
L. P. Bush, H. H. Wilkinson, and C. L. Schardl
Department of Agronomy (L.P.B.) and Department of Plant Pathology (H.H.W., C.L.S.), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0091.
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