ISSN:
1365-3059
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
In a field experiment nitrogen (N) fertilizer was applied to small plots of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) at rates equivalent to 0, 200, 400 and 600 kg N/ha/yr at each of two levels of potassium (K) 0 and 200 kg K/ha/yr. Plots were cut at 6-week intervals during 1977–79 and dry matter yield was determined. Water-soluble carbohydrate and N content of the foliage were measured at three harvests in 1977. The incidence and severity of Drechslera spp. were assessed at and between harvests; attack by Puccinia coronata was assessed each autumn. Most foliar damage was caused by Drechslera spp. This was increased by N application which also altered the relative proportions of the Drechslera spp. present. K application had no apparent effect on disease incidence. Puccinia coronata was more prevalent on older leaves and on one occasion its incidence was increased by N application.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.1982.tb02820.x