Effects of pathogen presence on the seed quality of different alfalfa cultivars
2016
Štrbanović, Ratibor (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Gavrilović, Veljko (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Đukanović, Lana (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Poštić, Dobrivoj (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Jovanović, Snežana (Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Tabaković, Marijenka (Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje, Belgrade-Zemun (Serbia)) | Stanisavljević, Rade (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade (Serbia))
Owing to its characteristics, alfalfa(Medicago sativaL.) is the most important forageplant inour country.The great importanceof alfalfais reflectedin the production ofhigh-qualityfodder and alfalfaseeds, whichare a valuableandcompetitivecommodity on domesticand foreign markets. In this study, the presence of plant pathogenic genera of fungi on the seeds of five different alfalfa cultivars was investigated (Kruševačka 28, NS-Mediana, Zaječarska 83, Banjalučanka i Osječka-66) from three different lots (sites) of each cultivar. The detectedphytopathogenic fungion the alfalfa seeds caused a decrease in the overall germination, butthe present research results indicate a satisfactoryhealth statusof all alfalfacultivars and seed lots.
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