Effects of Grazing and Leaf Spot Disease on the Structure and Diversity of Phyllosphere Microbiome Communities in .

is a high-quality forage with wide distribution. Disease is an important factor affecting the yield and quality of . To investigate the effect of grazing on the phyllosphere microbiome community and leaf spot disease in , high-throughput sequencing technology was used to study the differences in the composition and structure of the phyllosphere fungal and bacterial communities of healthy and diseased leaves under different grazing intensities.

First Report of Causing Leaf Spot on in China.

Dandelion (), belonging to the Asteraceae family, is one of the main associated species in the alpine meadow, and is famous for its both feeding and medicinal values (Lin et al. 2022; Wang et al. 2022).

Discovery and Characterization of Fungal Endophytes from spp. in Northwest China.

fungal endophytes hold promise in sustainable agriculture by fortifying cool-season grasses such as spp. against various stresses. spp.

Identification, Pathogenicity, and Fungicide Sensitivity of Species Associated with Anthracnose on Italian Ryegrass in Southwestern China.

Italian ryegrass ( L.) is widely cultivated as an important forage grass worldwide because of its high nutritional value and good palatability. Anthracnose caused by species was a common and new emerging disease of Italian ryegrass.

Molecular assessment of oat head blight fungus, including a new genus and species in a family of Nectriaceae.

Head blight (HB) of oat (Avena sativa) has caused significant production losses in oats growing areas of western China. A total of 314 isolates, associated with HB were collected from the major oat cultivating areas of Gansu, Qinghai, and Yunnan Provinces in western China. Based on morphological characters, the isolates were initially classified into three genera, as differentiation to species was a bit difficult.

High Diversity of Species Associated with Leaf Spot on Italian Ryegrass in Southwestern China: Six New Records and Three New Species.

Italian ryegrass is widely cultivated for the production of forage, hay, and silage because of its high nutritional value and good palatability. Leaf spots caused by fungi pose a serious threat to forage crops. In order to expand the knowledge of fungi causing leaf spots in ryegrass () in Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, and Guizhou of southwestern China, a comprehensive survey was undertaken from 2015 to 2022.

First Report of Causing Leaf Spot on in China.

Green bristlegrass () is an annual dominant herb in arid sandy grasslands with strong drought resistance to water stress (Valença et al. 2020). In August 2021, brown or dark tan spots on the leaves of were observed on natural grassland in Qingyang city, Gansu Province, China (36.

First Report of Causing Leaf Spot on Italian Ryegrass in China.

Italian ryegrass () is widely cultivated for the production of forage, hay and silage worldwide, due to its high nutritional value and palatability (Feng et al. 2021). It has been infected by a number of foliar fungal diseases caused by different fungal pathogens (Xue et al.

Occurrence of Crown Rot Caused by in Oat () in China.

Oats () are an important fodder crop for grazing livestock in northern and northwestern China (Chen et al. 2021; Yang et al. 2010).

Grassland biodiversity and ecosystem functions benefit more from cattle than sheep in mixed grazing: A meta-analysis.

Grasslands have been widely grazed for livestock production by cattle and sheep. However, previous studies have mainly focused on the impacts of single-species grazing on grassland biodiversity and ecosystem functions; the effects of mixed grazing of cattle and sheep remain largely unknown. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the impacts of mixed grazing and analyzed the relative roles of cattle and sheep on grassland biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions.

Comprehensive analysis of grazing intensity impacts alpine grasslands across the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: A meta-analysis.

Livestock grazing is a dominant practice in alpine grasslands and plays a crucial role in the ecosystem service of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. The effects of grazing on alpine grasslands highly depends on grazing intensity. Up to now, we still lack comprehensive understanding of the general responses of alpine grasslands to different grazing intensities over broad geographic scales across the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

from wild barley improves salt-tolerance of cultivated barley by altering physiological responses to salt stress.

Introduction: is a cultivable fungal endophyte that lives in symbiosis with wild barley () to which it confers salt tolerance. This study tested the hypothesis that derived from wild barley has the potential to increase salt tolerance in cultivated barley under salt stress.

Methods: To test this hypothesis, the growth response, physiological parameters, and metabolic profiles of barley plants inoculated with (E+) and those not inoculated with (E-) were compared under salt stress.

Ecological thresholds of toxic plants for sheep production and ecosystem multifunctionality and their trade-off in an alpine meadow.

Toxic plants are a natural component of alpine meadow which co-evolved with Tibetan sheep for thousands of years. One challenge for indigenous herders is to know the ecological thresholds of toxic plants and maintain their vital functions in ways that are compatible with economic income and ecological conservation. To achieve this, field trials with Tibetan sheep grazing in alpine meadow were conducted to examine the ecological thresholds of toxic plants for sheep production and ecosystem functions and their trade-offs.

First Report of Brown Leaf Spot of Caused by in Northwestern China.

is an important feed and forage resource in alpine region of northwestern China, and helps to maintain the ecological balance on Qinghai-Tibetan plateau (Fei et al. 2010). In September 2021, brown leaf spots were observed in Shandan Horse Farm (38.

Differences in the Characteristics and Pathogenicity of Species Associated with Seeds of Italian Ryegrass.

is a genus of pathogens that cause leaf damage and a common seedborne fungus of Italian ryegrass ( Lam.). To elucidate the main seedborne species, 36 seed samples of Italian ryegrass were collected; in total, 113 strains, representing 12.

sp. nov. Associated with Entomosporium Leaf Spot on Hawthorn in China.

Entomosporium leaf spot (ELS) is a serious hawthorn disease that mainly causes premature leaf senescence in various hawthorn growing areas worldwide. is the most commonly reported pathogen causing hawthorn ELS. From 2016 to 2018, hawthorn ELS disease surveys and samplings were carried out in five regions in three provinces of China.

Ecosystem Coupling and Ecosystem Multifunctionality May Evaluate the Plant Succession Induced by Grazing in Alpine Meadow.

Most alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau are at different stages of community succession induced by grazing practices. Quantifying the succession sequence and assessing the dynamics of plant composition, ecosystem coupling, and multifunctionality across successional stages are essential for reasonable restoration of degraded alpine meadow. Here, we selected areas with different grazing disturbance histories and used them as a space series (i.

Inoculation of Barley () with the Endophyte Affects Plant Growth, and the Microbial Community in Roots and Rhizosphere Soil.

is an important source of feed and forage for livestock, and of food and drink for humans, but its utilization rate is lower than that of other cereal crops, thus it is crucial to improve barley agronomic traits and production. is an endophyte that was isolated from wild barley (). Previous studies have found that can indirectly influence the growth of host plants by affecting soil chemical characteristics, the microbial community, and by producing a range of secondary metabolites.

First Report of Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) on Drunken Horse Grass (Achnatherum inebrians) in China.

Drunken horse grass (Achnatherum inebrians) belongs to the family Poaceae: it is mainly distributed in the natural grasslands of northern and northwestern in China. Ergot is a disease that can not only affect the growth of the grass, but also cause livestock poisoning (Coufal-Majewski et al. 2016).

The First Report of Leaf Spot Caused by on Italian Ryegrass () in China.

Italian ryegrass ( Lam.) is one of the most important forage crops in southwestern China. In 2018, a leaf spot was observed in a field of Italian ryegrass in Mengyang, Sichuan province, China (30.