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Anthracnose of Red Clover

Trifolium pratense L.

A fungal disease of red clover caused by Colletotrichum trifolii, leading to stand thinning and significant losses in green mass and seed yield.

In the reference 42 varieties crop Red clover, where this is mentioned in the description.

The pathogen is the fungus Colletotrichum trifolii, which persists in crop residues, plant tissues, and seeds. Pathogen development is favored by high humidity, temperatures ranging from +15 to +25 °C, high soil acidity, and dense sowing.

Symptoms of the infection appear on all plant organs. Dark streaks develop on cotyledons and seedling stems, leading to the death of young plants. On mature plants, sunken brown lesions with black margins form, making the stems brittle. A netted pattern appears on the leaves, flower heads look scorched, and seeds become shriveled.

Breeding red clover for resistance to anthracnose is conducted using environmental selection methods under artificial inoculation conditions. No specific resistance genes or division of the pathogen into established genetic races have been identified for the crop in current research.

General information about the subject — on the page Anthracnose.

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Varieties of Red clover mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Milvus

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon ART Herrn Dr. Beat Boller

AT DE EE FR LU PL
16 records

Diplomat

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht, DE-24363 Holtsee

AT DE FR LU
10 records

Pavo

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

FAL Station de Recherche Agronomique Federale (CH)

AT CZ DE FR
9 records

Titus

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

AT CZ DE LT
9 records

Milonia

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Agroscope Reckenholz

AT FR LU
8 records

Maro

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Dr. Rolf Gaue

DE EE LU
11 records

Merula

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

FORSCHUNGSANSTALT AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ

AT DE FR
10 records

Larus

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon ART Herrn Dr. Beat Boller

AT DE FR LU
11 records

Columba

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon ART

AT DE
8 records

Rotra

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Rijksstation Voor Plantenveredeling (BE)

DE FR NL
9 records

Mars

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

SAATZUCHT HANS LEMBKE

AT DE EE
11 records

Beskyd

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

SLECHTITELSKA STANICE HLADKE' ZIVOTICE S.R.O.

AT CZ IT SK
9 records

Fregata

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon ART

AT DE FR
9 records

Lucrum

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Saatzucht Steinach GmbH (DE)

DE FR
6 records

Nemaro

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

SAATZUCHT| Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

CZ DE LT
6 records

Pirat

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

AT DE FR
9 records

Pastor

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Beat Boller (CH)

FR
8 records

Avisto

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

ILVO PLANT(APPLIED GENETICS+BREEDING)

DE FR
6 records

Monsun

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

SAATZUCHT STEINACH GmbH & Co KG (DE)

DE FR
7 records

Osmia

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co. KG., D-47800 Krefeld

DE
6 records

Agil

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

SELGEN A.S

CZ
6 records

Odenwälder Rotklee

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Suddeutsche Saatzucht (DE)

DE FR
4 records

Forelia

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Agroscope Reckenholz

AT
4 records