Endophyte infestation of Agropyron ciliare var. minus (Aokamojigusa) growing along the banks of the Adogawa river, Shiga, Japan

Abstract

Distribution of endophyte-infested Aokamojigusa (Agropyron ciliare var. minus=Elymus racemifer: Festucoideae, Gramineae) were surveyed along the banks of the Adogawa river, Shiga prefecture, Japan. Ten seeds were examined for endophyte infestation for ten plants of a spot. Rates of endophyte-infested plants were mapped for 41 spots along with previous results of the area.