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AssigneeGrasslanz Technology Limited
InventorsBrian Tapper, Bruce Cooper, Herrick Easton, Lester Fletcher, David Hume, Geoffrey Lane, Garrick Cecil Latch, Christopher Gerald Pennell, Alison Popay, Michael Christensen
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An endophyte or endophyte culture of N. lolii species is described that, in combination with a host grass does not cause typical symptoms of ryegrass toxicosis in grazing animals and also contains levels of compounds from the class of janthitrems epoxides to individually or in combination protect the host grass from pests or abiotic stresses or both. Uses and methods are also described to produce and characterise the combination as well as alternative uses for compounds from the class of janthitrem epoxide compounds.
A method of protecting a host grass from stress, comprising artificially inoculating the host grass with a strain of endophyte of Neotyphodium lolii species, wherein the strain of N. lolli produces at least one janthitrem epoxide compound at a level sufficient to confer said protection to the host grass.
A method of protecting a host grass from stress, comprising artificially inoculating the host grass with at least one endophyte strain selected from:
A method of conferring stress protection to a host grass, comprising inoculating said host grass with a strain of N. lolii that produces a janthitrem epoxide compound.
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