Genetic mapping of disease resistance gene analogs from the Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) genome

EVALUATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HERBICIDE RESISTANCE IN ITALIAN RYEGRASS (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) BIOTYPES TO DICLOFOP-METHYL AND ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS

Evidence for Heterosis in Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) Based on Inbreeding Depression in F2 Generation Offspring from Biparental Crosses

Italian ryegrass is one of the most important temperate forage grasses on a global basis. Improvement of both dry matter yield and quality of herbage have been major objectives of pasture grass breeding over the last century. F1 and F2 progeny sets derived from controlled pair-crosses between selected Italian ryegrass genotypes have been evaluated for yield and nutritive quality under field con...

Comparative proteomic analyses reveal the proteome response to short-term drought in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum)

Drought is a major abiotic stress that impairs growth and productivity of Italian ryegrass. Comparative analysis of drought responsive proteins will provide insight into molecular mechanism in Lolium multiflorum drought tolerance. Using the iTRAQ-based approach, proteomic changes in tolerant and susceptible lines were examined in response to drought condition. A total of 950 differentially accu...

Comparative study of Cd uptake and tolerance of two Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) cultivars

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals and is difficult to be removed from contaminated soil and water. Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum), as an energy crop, exhibits a valuable potential to develop Cd polluted sites due to its use as a biofuel rather than as food and forage. Previously, via a screening for Cd-tolerant ryegrass, the two most extreme cultivars (IdyII and Harukaze...

Control of Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in Wheat (Triticum aestivum) with Several Postemergence Herbicides

Field experiments were conducted in Virginia in 2000 and 2001 to investigate responses of wheat and diclofop-methyl-sensitive and –resistant Italian ryegrass to POST applications of several experimental and registered herbicides. The experimental herbicide combination AE F130060 03 was as effective as diclofop-methyl and more effective than chlorsulfuron plus metsulfuron, chlorsulfuron plus met...