Resistance of New Zealand barley cultivars to scald, caused by <i>Rhynchosporium secalis</i>

Variation in the response of barley cultivars to nirrogen fertilizer

Resistance of Strawberry Cultivars to Crown Rot Caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Isolates from Florida Is Nonspecific

Colletotrichum crown rot of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne) can be caused by any of three fungi, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (teleomorph Glomerella cingulata), C. fragariae, or C. acutatum (17,27). The closely related species C. fragariae and C. gloeosporioides produce a reddish-brown necrosis of crown tissue following infection that causes plants to wilt and collapse (27). Under g...

Resistance of rice cultivars to white tip disease caused by Aphelenchoides

Aphelenchoides besseyi is a seed-borne plant parasitic nematode and is widely distributed in most rice growing areas. Application of resistant cultivars requires the identification of resistance source, which can then be included in breeding programs to improve the local rice cultivars. Fourteen Iranian rice genotypes including improved and local varieties were evaluated for resistance to A. be...

Pasture species and cultivars used in New Zealand – a list

In recent years, the number of pasture species and cultivars commercially available to farmers in New Zealand has increased significantly. Reasons for this include increased commercial activity in the development and supply of proprietary cultivars, and more specialisation in New Zealand’s pastoral agriculture. In particular, pasture cultivars are increasingly marketed as proprietary products w...

New Sources of Resistance to Greenbug in Barley

greenbug isolate avirulent to Wintermalt. Subsequent work by Ogecha et al. (1992) confirmed that biotype G Most biotypes of the greenbug [Schizaphis graminum (Rondani)] was less successful in feeding on Wintermalt compared are extremely damaging to barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). However, with other biotypes. When compared with biotypes E greenbug biotype G has been reported to be unable to succes...