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Diseases

Rust of Italian ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum Lam.

A fungal disease of Italian ryegrass caused by Puccinia coronata f. sp. lolii and Puccinia graminis ssp. graminicola species, reducing the yield and nutritional value of the sward.

In the reference 109 varieties crop Italian ryegrass, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causal agent of crown rust is the specialized fungus form Puccinia coronata f. sp. lolii, while stem rust is caused by the pathogen Puccinia graminis ssp. graminicola. The infection manifests as the formation of rusty or yellow-orange pustules on leaf blades, which leads to premature leaf senescence and reduced productivity.

The disease negatively affects the biochemical composition of the plant, causing a drop in water-soluble carbohydrate content and a decrease in forage digestibility. Given the physiological variability of pathogen populations, the focus in ryegrass breeding has shifted from searching for monogenic resistance to using QTLs and molecular markers localized in linkage groups LG 1 and LG 2.

General information about the subject — on the page Rust.

Sources8

Varieties of Italian 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 multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

WRIGHTSON PAS S.A.

IT
12 records

Big Boss

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

University of Florida

IT
9 records

Jivet

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Plant Breeding Hladke Zivotice

DE SK
16 records

Gordo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Feldsaaten Freudenberger (DE)

DE IE NL SI
12 records

Dorike

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

DE
9 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

JOORDENS

ES NL
9 records

Jeanne

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Trifolium A/S -Dinamarca-

DE
10 records

Likoloss

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

DE
9 records

Aubade

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

JOORDENS' ZAADHANDEL| J. Joordens' Zaadhandel B.V.

DE NL
12 records

Hellen

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ROBERTO GUARNIERI

IT UA
6 records

Domino

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

PEDERSEN CHR.| Chr. Pedersen c/o Zuchtstation Daehnfeldt / ANDERSEN JOERN| Joern Skov Andersen c/o Prodana Seeds A/S

DE NL
9 records

Itaka

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

DE
9 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

JOORDENS ZAADHANDEL

DE SK
9 records

Baqueano

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Semillas Biscayart S.A.

IT
8 records

Tamtbo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Texas AgriLife Research

IT
6 records

Surrey

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

INNOSEEDS| Innoseeds B.V.

DE IT
6 records

Wesley

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF-TRIFOLIUM| DLF-Trifolium A/S

DE
11 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

DE
7 records

Gemini

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Prof. Dr. ir. Dirk Reheul c/o Universität Gent - Afd. Planten- teelt en Plantenveredeling

BE DE IE
12 records

Bolero

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

LIMAGRAIN GENETICS S.A.

DE NL
9 records

Daphnis

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

DE
4 records

Hera

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SAATZUCHT STEINACH GMBH and CO KG

DE
6 records

Meljump

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ILVO PLANT(APPLIED GENETICS+BREEDING)

DE
4 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION AGROPECUARIA (INIA)

PT
8 records