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Grass and Forage Diseases: Etiology, Epidemic and Management
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Grass and Forage Diseases: Etiology, Epidemic and Management

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Grassland and Pasture Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2024 | Viewed by 561

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Xiangling Fang

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State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
Interests: forage pathology; alfalfa; root disease; fungal pathogen; grass microbiology
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Prof. Dr. Tingyu Duan

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State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
Interests: grass and forage pathology; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; plant-microbial interaction; biological control
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Grass and forage plants play important roles in developing grassland animal husbandry, promoting sustainable agricultural development and environment protection worldwide. Diseases pose serious threats to grass and forage plants, with adverse impacts on growth, yield and quality. It is important to understand the etiology and epidemiology of diseases in grass and forage plants for effective management. This Special Issue will cover the current research advances and future prospects in the etiology, epidemic and management of grass and forage diseases in China. The cutting-edge research can be summarized as follows: pathogenicity; disease resistance breeding; and green management. We are soliciting submissions relating to the etiology, epidemiology and management of grass and forage diseases in China.

Prof. Dr. Xiangling Fang
Prof. Dr. Tingyu Duan
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agronomy is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • grass diseases
  • forage diseases
  • pathogens
  • disease resistance
  • management
  • breeding

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Leaf Spot Disease of Red Clover Caused by Leptosphaeria weimeri (=Longiseptatispora meliloti) in China
by Rongchun Zheng, Zhibiao Nan and Tingyu Duan
Agronomy 2024, 14(5), 1055; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14051055 - 16 May 2024
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Red clover (Trifolium pretense) is widely cultivated as an excellent forage and green manure crop. In 2021, a leaf spot disease was discovered in a red clover field in Min County, Gansu Province, China. Symptoms on T. pratense manifested as small [...] Read more.
Red clover (Trifolium pretense) is widely cultivated as an excellent forage and green manure crop. In 2021, a leaf spot disease was discovered in a red clover field in Min County, Gansu Province, China. Symptoms on T. pratense manifested as small white spots that gradually expanded into nearly oval or irregularly shaped gray-white lesions. The causal agent of this new disease was identified as Leptosphaeria weimeri (=Longiseptatispora meliloti) based on morphological identification, pathogenicity tests, and the phylogenetic identification of ITS, LSU, and SSU sequence. The optimal growth temperature was found to be 20 °C under different culture conditions, while the optimal spore-producing temperature was 25 °C. The pH for optimal growth and spore production was seven. The fungus grew and produced spores successfully on both PDA and PSA media. Additionally, the pathogen was efficiently inhibited using 450 g/L of prochloraz fungicide in vitro. To our knowledge, this is the first report of leaf spot disease on red clover caused by L. meliloti in China. Full article
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