Sm. Bissonnette et al., YIELD LOSS IN 2 SPRING OAT CULTIVARS DUE TO PUCCINIA-CORONATA F SP AVENAE IN THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF BARLEY YELLOW DWARF VIRUS, Phytopathology, 84(4), 1994, pp. 363-371
Individual studies were done to estimate yield loss due to Puccinia co
ronata f. sp. avenae (crown rust) in the presence or absence of barley
yellow dwarf virus (BYDV-PAV-IL) for two spring oat cultivars at two
locations. Crown rust disease severity was assessed several times and
related to yield and yield components. Linear critical point regressio
n models were developed with analysis of covariance. Yield loss for ea
ch percent increase in crown rust severity (modified Cobb scale A) was
56.7 kg/ha for cv. Noble and 46.0 kg/ha for cv. Ogre. Test weight dec
rease for each percent increase in crown rust severity was 1.2 kg/m(3)
for Noble and 1.1 kg/m(3) for Ogle. Ogle exhibited tolerance to yield
loss from crown rust. Yield loss, due to each percent increase in cro
wn rust severity in BYDV-infected plots, was 19.2 kg/ha for Noble and
28.7 kg/ha for Ogle. Test weight decrease, for each percent increase i
n crown rust disease severity, was not different from zero (P less tha
n or equal to 0.05) for Noble and 0.7 kg/m(3) for Ogle. Noble exhibite
d tolerance to yield loss from crown rust in BYDV-infected plots. The
effect of BYDV on yield and reduction in test weight due to crown rust
was not additive.