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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.

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

SAATZUCHT STEINACH GmbH & Co KG (DE)

DE FR NL
8 records

Flash II

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Mountain View Seeds

ES
5 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

FR
6 records

Ecologic

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Ledeboer Seed LLC

CZ
5 records

Superstar

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

VEREDELINGSBERIJF

DE NL
10 records

Bonnie

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Seeds A-S, DK

DE FR
8 records

Jet

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Pennington Seeds Inc

ES
5 records

Rally

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PRODANA SEED A/S - DLF SEEDS A/S

DK ES FR
8 records

Dorna

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

FR NL
5 records

Fiesta

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

WEISHUT| G. Weishut C.V.

DE NL
6 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

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

CZ
5 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

DE IT
7 records

Amiata

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

BARENBRUG UK LTD

DE FR
6 records

Regal

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

R 2n (FR)

FR SE
7 records

integra

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Pennington Seeds Inc

IT
5 records

Process

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

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

CZ
6 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

CZ
5 records

Tappiana

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Trifolium A-S, DK

FR
5 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Pickseed

CZ
4 records

Duparc

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Limagrain Verneuil Holding (FR)

FR
6 records

Parkside

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PURE SEED TESTING

CZ
4 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

JACKLIN SEED

ES
4 records

Mightier

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

PL
4 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

LEBANON TURF

IT
4 records