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Kevin Reed
Technical report
Endophyte in perennial grasses: effect on host plants and livestock
Endophytes are fungi that live within healthy plant tissue, relying on it for protection, nutrition and dispersal. Usually they do not cause any disease symptoms but can be detected by examining plant sections with a microscope or by laboratory tests.