Anti-herbivory defences delivered by Epichloe fungal endophytes: a quantitative review of alkaloid concentration variation among hosts and plant parts.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

In the subfamily Poöideae (Poaceae), certain grass species possess anti-herbivore alkaloids synthesized by fungal endophytes that belong to the genus Epichloë (Clavicipitaceae). The protective role of these symbiotic endophytes can vary, depending on alkaloid concentrations within specific plant-endophyte associations and plant parts.

Methods

We conducted a literature review to identify articles containing alkaloid concentration data for various plant parts in six important pasture species, Lolium arundinaceum, Lolium perenne, Lolium pratense, Lolium multiflorum|Lolium rigidum and Festuca rubra, associated with their common endophytes. We considered the alkaloids lolines (1-aminopyrrolizidines), peramine (pyrrolopyrazines), ergovaline (ergot alkaloids) an

SUBMITTER: Realini FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11037487 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature