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Key soil health indicators under humid grazing lands

Grassland Research, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 44-55, March 2026.
Soil health can be described using a few key soil health indicators that target a diversity of soil functions. This perspective article highlights how forage management affects these soil health indicators in humid‐zone grazing lands. Abstract Background Soil health describes critical soil functions influenced by land management. Although some key soil
Alan J. Franzluebbers
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Variability of Ergovaline and Total Ergot Alkaloid Expression among Endophytic Tall Fescue Cultivars

Crop Science, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 2866-2875, November-December 2019., 2019
ABSTRACT Tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum [Schreb.] Darbysh.) is one of the most widely grown grasses in the United States. Most plants are infected with an endophyte, Epichloë coenophiala Bacon and Schardl. This endophyte produces high concentrations of ergot alkaloids, which cause fescue toxicosis in livestock. The economic losses to the US livestock
S. Leanne Dillard, S. Ray Smith, Dennis W. Hancock   +2 more
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Fungal endometritis associated with embryonic loss in a maiden mare

Equine Veterinary Education, Volume 37, Issue 9, Page e174-e178, September 2025.
Summary Fungal endometritis and placentitis have been reported as a rare but important cause of infertility in the mare. There are no reported clinical cases of fungal endometritis causing embryonic loss in the mare. This case report aims to highlight the potential of fungal endometritis as an aetiological agent in embryonic loss in the mare; an ...
A. Gunn, B. Clark, C. Stephen, E. Simpson   +3 more
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Mycorrhizal fungi compromise production of endophytic alkaloids, increasing plant susceptibility to an aphid herbivore

Journal of Ecology, Volume 113, Issue 6, Page 1368-1381, June 2025.
These findings indicate that symbiotic fungal partnerships and silicon provision may benefit plants but could weaken anti‐herbivore defences when combined. Revealing the complex interactions among diverse fungal symbionts and showcasing their effects on different anti‐herbivore defences (chemical and physical) and herbivore performance for the first ...
X. Cibils‐Stewart, R. K. Vandegeer, W. J. Mace, S. E. Hartley, J. R. Powell, A. J. Popay, S. N. Johnson   +6 more
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Epichlöe festucae endophyte mediated maternal inheritance of dollar spot disease resistance in hard fescue

Crop Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
Abstract Hard fescue (Festuca brevipila) is a fine‐leaved cool‐season turfgrass and is well adapted for low‐maintenance areas, such as home lawns, parks, and roadsides. Breeding for improved disease resistance is a major objective in utilizing hard fescue under low‐input management.
Trent M. Tate, Ruying Wang, Stacy A. Bonos, Bruce B. Clarke, Alec R. Kowalewski, William A. Meyer   +5 more
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Phosphorus fertiliser is associated with reduced grass grub (Costelytra giveni) fitness in Epichloë endophyte‐infected meadow fescue and perennial ryegrass

Pest Management Science, Volume 80, Issue 12, Page 6409-6423, December 2024.
Grass grub (Costelytra giveni) is a major agricultural pasture pest. This study demonstrated a decline in grass grub survival as soil Olsen P levels increased. Epichloë endophytes, such as the MaxR strain, provide protection under different phosphorus fertiliser regimes.
Katrin G. Hewitt, Rainer W. Hofmann, Olivier J. Ball, Dongwen Luo, Sarah C. Finch, Racheal H. Bryant, Alison J. Popay   +6 more
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Warming reduces tall fescue abundance but stimulates toxic alkaloid concentrations in transition zone pastures of the U.S.

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2014
Tall fescue pastures cover extensive acreage in the eastern half of the United States and contribute to important ecosystem services, including the provisioning of forage for grazing livestock.
Rebecca Lynne Mcculley, Lowell P Bush, Anna Elizabeth Carlisle, Huihua eJi, Jim A. Nelson   +4 more
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New developments in biotechnology applied to microorganisms

EFSA Journal, Volume 22, Issue 7, July 2024.
Abstract EFSA was requested by the European Commission (in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002) to provide a scientific opinion on the application of new developments in biotechnology (new genomic techniques, NGTs) to viable microorganisms and products of category 4 to be released into the environment or placed on the market as or
EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), Ewen Mullins, Jean‐Louis Bresson, Ian Crawford Dewhurst, Michelle M. Epstein, Leslie George Firbank, Philippe Guerche, Jan Hejatko, Francisco Javier Moreno, Hanspeter Naegeli, Fabien Nogué, Nils Rostoks, Jose Juan Sánchez Serrano, Giovanni Savoini, Eve Veromann, Fabio Veronesi, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Debora Glandorf, Lieve Herman, Rodrigo Jimenez Saiz, Lorena Ruiz Garcia, Jaime Aguilera Entrena, Andrea Gennaro, Reinhilde Schoonjans, Dafni Maria Kagkli, Tamas Dalmay   +25 more
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Differentially expressed genes in cotyledon of ewes fed mycotoxins

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background Ergot alkaloids (E+) are mycotoxins produced by the endophytic fungus, Epichloë coenophiala, in tall fescue that are associated with ergotism in animals.
J. L. Britt, R. E. Noorai, S. K. Duckett
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Retrospective analysis of cattle poisoning in Argentina (2000-2013)

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
: A retrospective analysis (2000 to 2013) of cattle poisoning caused by toxic plants and other compounds was carried out in the Pampas region of Argentina by the Animal Health Group of INTA-EEA, Balcarce.
Juan A. García, Germán J. Cantón, Bernardo L. García, Juan F. Micheloud, Carlos M. Campero, Ernesto J.A. Späth, Ernesto R. Odriozola   +6 more
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