Next Generation Molecular Breeding Of Grass-Endophyte Symbiota

Recent developments in the discovery of novel Neotyphodium endophytes from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and tall fescue (L. arundinaceum) covering broad global diversity of symbiota will be described. Experimental approaches for their characterization including pangenome analysis and targeted metabolome profiling as  well as strategies for large scale generation and molecular breeding of symbiota will be introduced.