Articles
EFFECT OF SILICON APPLICATION ON LOLIUM PERENNE DEVELOPMENT AND FUSARIUM CONTROL
Article number
917_25
Pages
195 – 201
Language
English
Abstract
Fusarium patch disease caused by Microdochium nivale is one of the most troublesome diseases on sporting surfaces in the Northern Hemisphere.
It can occur all year round under favourable environmental conditions.
Control of the disease is difficult to attain with some strains reported to show resistance to a number of com¬mercial agrochemicals.
Silicon is an element deemed unnecessary for plant develop¬ment but it has been suggested that its application could enhance disease resistance through the deposition of a physical protection barrier on the leaf tissue.
This research aimed to investigate the effects of silicon applied as potassium metasilicate at 1200 ppm to Lolium perenne turf on plant development and Fusarium patch disease control.
It was found that the application of potassium metasilicate to L. perenne significantly increased root length, density, and root colour.
The turf sward also showed significantly reduced disease symptoms following three applications.
It can occur all year round under favourable environmental conditions.
Control of the disease is difficult to attain with some strains reported to show resistance to a number of com¬mercial agrochemicals.
Silicon is an element deemed unnecessary for plant develop¬ment but it has been suggested that its application could enhance disease resistance through the deposition of a physical protection barrier on the leaf tissue.
This research aimed to investigate the effects of silicon applied as potassium metasilicate at 1200 ppm to Lolium perenne turf on plant development and Fusarium patch disease control.
It was found that the application of potassium metasilicate to L. perenne significantly increased root length, density, and root colour.
The turf sward also showed significantly reduced disease symptoms following three applications.
Authors
D. McDonagh , A. Hunter
Keywords
Fusarium patch disease, Microdochium nivale, Lolium perenne, silicon, disease incidence, sward development
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