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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.

Barextra

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG HOLLAND B.V.

IT NL
9 records

Tonyl

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SOCIETE R.A.G.T.

DE
6 records

Abys

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

DE
7 records

Silvius

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SAATZUCHT STEINACH GMBH and CO KG

DE
6 records

Madonna

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Peak Plant Genetics

PT
7 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Trifolium A/S -Dinamarca-

DE
5 records

Bigbang

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

DE
5 records

Ascend

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Grasslands Innovation Ltd

DE NL
5 records

Kigezi 1

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

7 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION AGROPECUARIA (INIA)

PT
8 records

Itarzi

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

7 records

Emmerson

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2n

DE NL
7 records

Aktiv

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

DE
4 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

PGG Wrightson Seeds South America

IT
8 records

Baukis

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

DE
4 records

Fastyl

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2n

DE NL
8 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG HOLLAND

NL
6 records

Dargo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

VICSEEDS

IT PT
6 records

Arminius

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

DE
5 records

Vivaro

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

DE
4 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

GRASSLAND TECHNOLOGY LTD

IT
6 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Capstone Seeds South Africa (Pty) Ltd

PT
7 records

Speedyl

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SOCIETE R.A.G.T.

ES NL
5 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Kristiaan van Laecke

DE UA
5 records