| toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue and range grasses: historic perspectives. | a historic profile of endophyte-induced tall fescue toxicosis is presented. a chronology of events is presented, beginning with the importance of finding balansia-infected grasses in a tall fescue pasture in north central georgia. this initial finding was followed by the discovery that another related endophyte was present in tall fescue and other major forage grasses. this species of endophyte was identified as acremonium coenophialum. after this report was the important discovery that cattle p ... | 1995 | 7608021 |