Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
fungal endophytes, stressful environments, microbe interactions
College
Life Sciences
Department
Plant and Wildlife Sciences
Abstract
Plant microbe interactions have been shown to enhance plant growth (Nassar, 2005) and it is well established that fungal endophytes affect beneficial phenotypes like resistance to drought or insects (Bacon 1997). Plants have been selected for beneficial phenotypic traits for thousands of years, but selection for beneficial microbe interactions is under studied. We desire to investigate improving crop yield and quality, while minimizing the expenditure of natural resources, by growing maize artificially infected with fungal endophytes from plants adapted to stressful environments. We report our early success here.
Recommended Citation
Chambers, Alan and Geary, Dr. Brad
(2013)
"Confirming Artificial Fungal Endophyte Inoculation of Maize by AFLP and SEM,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 1557.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1557