Reducing Claviceps purpurea sclerotia germination with soil-applied fungicides

• Published in: Crop protection Vol. 106; pp. 146 - 149
• Main Authors: Dung, Jeremiah K.S., Kaur, Navneet, Walenta, Darrin L., Alderman, Stephen C., Frost, Kenneth E., Hamm, Philip B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Ergot; Perennial ryegrass; Seed diseases; Perennial ryegrass; Ergot; Seed diseases

Ergot, caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, is an important seed replacement disease of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) grown for seed in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Current management efforts rely on multiple fungicide applications to protect flowers from airborne ascospores during anthe...