Yield reduction of spring barley in relation to disease development caused by Rhynchosporium secalis
Effects of barley scald caused by Rhynchosporium secalis on grain yield were studied in three spring barley cultivars under field conditions using artificial inoculation over three years. The disease strongly reduced the green-leaf area duration compared with fungicide-treated leaves. At low infecti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland
1990-07-01
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| Series: | Agricultural and Food Science |
| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72388 |
| Summary: | Effects of barley scald caused by Rhynchosporium secalis on grain yield were studied in three spring barley cultivars under field conditions using artificial inoculation over three years. The disease strongly reduced the green-leaf area duration compared with fungicide-treated leaves. At low infection level, R. secalis reduced the grain yield of barley by 3—5 %. Moderate and severe infection reduced the grain yields of susceptible cultivars by 10—12 %. Single-tiller analysis of yield components indicated that grain weight and ear weight were most affected, but the number of grains was only insignificantly reduced by the disease. Implications of these results for controlling scald disease in Finland are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1459-6067 1795-1895 |