Acta Agronomica Hungarica (1997) 45, 311-316

K. Wisniewski, B. Zagdanska and M. Pronczuk (1997)
Interrelationship between frost tolerance, drought and resistance to snow mould (Microdochium nivale)
Acta Agronomica Hungarica 45 (3), 311-316
Abstract: It has been shown that the relationship between the frost tolerance of Lolium perenne and its tolerance to Microdochium nivale is of great importance. The frost resistance of winter wheat is correlated with plant dehydration tolerance. Our results indicate that the more intensive water loss from the seedlings of Mironovskaya 808 is determined by the ability to tolerate higher levels of tissue dehydration. By contrast, in San Pastore, in which the intensity of water loss is low, the high intercellular water content becomes the reason for frost damage to this cultivar.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
resistance/tolerance/defence of host

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Microdochium nivale	Lolium (crop)	Poland