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The effect of ryegrass mosaic virus on carbon assimilation and growth of ryegrasses
Authors:M B JONES  A J HEARD  JANE WOLEDGE  E L LEAFE  R T PLUMB
Institution:Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 5LR;Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ
Abstract:The growth of simulated swards of Italian and perennial ryegrass, artificially infected with ryegrass mosaic virus (RMV) or RMV-free, was investigated. During the build up of RMV infection, dry-matter yield was usually decreased in infected swards, and the effect was confirmed when single vegetative regrowths of swards were investigated in detail. The primary cause of lower yields in RMV-infected swards appears to be a decrease in net canopy photosynthesis (maximum decrease about 50%) and an associated increase in dark respiration (maximum increase about 50%). The decrease in net canopy photosynthesis is due primarily to a lowered rate of net photosynthesis of constituent leaves within the canopy. A secondary effect of RMV infection is to decrease tillering (maximum decrease about 30%) which results in a change in canopy structure and in particular a lower leaf area index. In the present experiments, lower light utilization by the swards is less important than the decrease in leaf photo-synthetic efficiency in lowering yield.
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