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Snow mould resistance of advanced breeding material, as observed at 1000 m a.s.l., was compared to resistance to winter diseases found in lowland (400 to 500 m a.s.l.) trials. The correlation between the two altitudes was acceptable for varieties within Lolium species but poor for the ranking of the three species, L. perenne (normally having the highest level of resistance), L. hybridum and L. italicum. Analysis of the spectra of plant pathogenic fungi revealed that disease scores given at the end of winter at low altitude do not adequately predict snow mould resistance because Microdochium (=Fusarium) nivale does not predominate clearly among other pathogenic fungi.
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Boller, B., Adelmann, S.G., Winter, W., Bänziger, I. (1994). Selection for Snow Mould Resistance of Lolium at a High Altitude Site. In: Rognli, O.A., Solberg, E., Schjelderup, I. (eds) Breeding Fodder Crops for Marginal Conditions. Developments in Plant Breeding, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0966-6_36
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