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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.

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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.

Ligrande

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Dipl.Ing.agr. Heiner Busch in Fa. Deutsche Saatveredelung AG

DE SK
9 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Oregro Seeds

IT
4 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ILVO Plant

BE
2 records

Bond

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

4 records

Syntilla

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

5 records

Sendero

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

DE
4 records

Asterix

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

D'EUGENIO SEMENTI

IT
3 records

Zamba

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

EL CENCERRO

PT
5 records

Fedra

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RUDLOFF CHRISTOPHER| Christopher Rudloff

BE DE
3 records

Açores

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

João António da Costa Faria Medeiros Pereira

PT
6 records

Romeldo

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ILVO PLANT(APPLIED GENETICS+BREEDING)

BE
4 records

Turgo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF-TRIFOLIUM| DLF-Trifolium A/S

DE
6 records

Lomikar

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S| DLF Seeds A/S

DE SK
3 records

Feast II

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

PGG Wrightson Seeds

IT
4 records

Exotyl

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2n

DE
5 records

Mervana

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DEPT FOR PLANT BREEDING and GENETICS -ILVO

DE
4 records

Yolande

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

3 records

Bardelta

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG HOLLAND B.V.

IT SK
3 records

Morunga

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

FORSCHUNGSANSTALT AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ

DE
5 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG UK LTD

DE
3 records

Maximus

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

DE
3 records

Krispyl

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2n

DE
5 records

Elvis

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Joost Baert c/o ILVO - Plant-Toegepaste Genetica en Veredeling

DE
4 records

Lariano

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

DE
4 records