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In the course of measurements of alkaloid concentrations in several thousand samples of endophyte-infected perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, and meadow fescue plants for diverse studies, we have encountered a number of samples with alkaloid concentrations which greatly exceed the highest levels reported in previous studies (e.g. Welty et al., 1994).
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Lane, G.A., Tapper, B.A., Davies, E., Christensen, M.J., Latch, G.C.M. (1997). Occurrence of Extreme Alkaloid Levels in Endophyte-Infected Perennial Ryegrass, Tall Fescue, and Meadow Fescue. In: Bacon, C.W., Hill, N.S. (eds) Neotyphodium/Grass Interactions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0271-9_69
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