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Kōrero: Agricultural and horticultural research

Endophyte infection of ryegrass

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Endophyte infection of ryegrass

Ryegrass plants are deliberately infected with a fungal endophyte named AR1 to make them resistant to attack by insects. This is a closeup of the endophyte.

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Ross Galbreath, Agricultural and horticultural research – Advances in plant science, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19683/endophyte-infection-of-ryegrass (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ross Galbreath, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.