Damage to roots of Trifolium subterraneum L. (subterranean clover), failure of seedlings to establish and the presence of root pathogens during autumn-winter

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 585-605

  Simpson, R J ^a   Richardson, A E ^a   Riley, I T ^b,c   McKay, A C ^b   McKay, S F ^b   Ballard, R A ^b   Ophel Keller, K ^b   Hartley, D ^a   O'Rourke, T A ^d   Li, H ^d   Sivasithamparam, K ^d   Ryan, M H ^d   Barbetti, M J ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pasture; Root damage; Root rot; Seedling emergence; Subterranean clover; Trifolium subterraneum

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; AUTUMN; BIOASSAY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTIVAR; DISEASE SPREAD; LEGUME; PASTURE; PATHOGENICITY; ROOT ROT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; STOCKING DENSITY; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; WINTER;

AUSTRALIA;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM IRREGULARE; RHIZOCTONIA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 80355144432     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2011.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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