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Diseases

Leaf spots — Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne L.

A complex of fungal diseases of perennial ryegrass, including blast, helminthosporiosis, and leaf spot, causing necrosis and death of the leaf blade.

In the reference 181 varieties crop Perennial ryegrass, where this is mentioned in the description.

The primary pathogens are fungi Pyricularia oryzae, species of the genera Drechslera and Pyrenophora, as well as Scolecotrichum graminis. Blast is characterized by the appearance of small, water-soaked, olive-green spots followed by the development of grey sporulation, while infections by Drechslera and Pyrenophora appear as oval necrotic lesions with a dark margin, leading to thinning of the stand.

Populations of Pyricularia oryzae infecting ryegrass are genetically specialized for Lolium and Festuca species. Resistance of varieties to these pathogens is quantitative and polygenic in nature with no specific genes identified; therefore, breeding and agronomy prioritize tolerance assessment under artificial inoculation conditions and the use of multi-variety grass mixtures.

General information about the subject — on the page Leaf spot diseases.

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Varieties of Perennial ryegrass 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.

Sox Fan

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

IT
7 records

Banfield

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Innoseeds B.V. (NL)

CZ FR
6 records

Bijou

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

DE FR NL
9 records

Karma

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Pickseed USA, Inc. & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

FR
6 records

Shield

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PEAK PLANTS GENETICS LLC

DE
8 records

Pillar

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and Novel AG, Inc.

CZ NL
6 records

Dasher 3

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Pickseed USA, Inc. & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

DE
10 records

Pinnacle

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Normarc, Inc.

ES NL
6 records

Allegro

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PRODANA SEEDS A/S (DK)

DK FR SE
7 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Force Limagrain SA (FR)

DE FR LU
9 records

Navajo

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

DE FR IT
7 records

Wicked

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Pickseed USA, Inc. & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

CZ
6 records

Imagine

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PROSEEDS MARKETING

FR
7 records

Keystone

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

IT
5 records

Salinas

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

DE
6 records

Intense

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Peak Plant Genetics, LLC & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

IT
5 records

Elixir

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Grass G.I.E.

FR LU
7 records

Estelle

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

NL
8 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

IT
6 records

Jubilar

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

WIJK| Dr. A.J.P. van Wijk c/o Limagrain Advanta Nederland B.V.

DE IE
7 records

Signet

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PEAK PLANTS GENETICS LLC

PL
5 records

Gray Fox

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

IT
6 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

CZ
5 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

PL
5 records