Learn more about our research! Two new research articles from our group have been published in Crop Science. Yinjie Qiu and co-authors have published an article on DNA content and ploidy estimation in sheep fescue, and Garett Heineck and co-authors have published an article on the endophyte Epichloë festucae and crown rust in perennial ryegrass.
The first article is Open Access, meaning that online access is free to everyone. Below we also have listed previous blog posts from our site by these authors on the same topics. Visit our Research Publications page for even more research articles by our group.
Research publications
Qiu, Y., S. Hamernick, J.B. Ortiz, and E. Watkins. 2020. DNA content and ploidy estimation of Festuca ovina accessions by flow cytometry. Crop Science 60: 2757– 2767. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20229 [Open Access]
Heineck, G.C., Y. Qiu, N.J. Ehlke, and E. Watkins. 2020. The fungal endophyte Epichloë festucae var. lolii plays a limited role in mediating crown rust severity in perennial ryegrass. Crop Science 60: 1090– 1104. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20095
Related articles from our website
Fine fescue forensics by Eric Watkins and Yinjie Qiu
Using flow cytometry for fine fescue taxa identification and determination by Yinjie Qiu
Developing a quick test to distinguish fine fescue species in mixtures by Yinjie Qiu
A novel inoculation technique for integrating the endophyte Epichloe festucae into perennial ryegrass by Garett Heineck, Brooke Ashbrenner, Michael Miller and Eric Watkins
Endophytes: The Friendly Fungi in Turfgrass by Garett Heineck