Evaluation of ergovaline content in swards of permanent grasslands in the Mazovia region

Monika Żurek

m.zurek@ihar.edu.pl
Zakład Genetyki i Hodowli Roślin, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — PIB w Radzikowie (Poland)

Piotr Ochodzki


Zakład Fitopatologii, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — PIB w Radzikowie (Poland)

Barbara Wiewióra


Zakład Nasiennictwa i Nasionoznawstwa, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — PIB w Radzikowie (Poland)

Abstract

The aim of the studies was determination of the ergovaline content in 71 grass samples collected from 24 grasslands, in which hyphae of endophytic fungi were found. Ecotypes of Deschampsia caespitosa, Festuca arundinacea, F. pratensis, F. rubra and Lolium perenne were identified as the hosts. Determination of ergovaline content in biomass of the endophyte — containing (E+) ecotypes was done using the HPLC method with fluorescence detection. Ergovaline was found in 4 of 5 examined grass species earlier classified as the endophyte — infected. D. caespitosa was the only species in which the E+ ecotypes did not produce ergovaline. The ergovaline production showed high qualitative and quantitative variability even within one grass species. The intensity of pasture usage affected ergovaline production by endophytic fungi from the Neotyphodium genus.

 

Keywords:

endophyte, ergovaline, fescue, grasses, perennial ryegrass, tufted hairgrass

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2010-12-31

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Żurek, M., Ochodzki, P. and Wiewióra, B. (2010) “Evaluation of ergovaline content in swards of permanent grasslands in the Mazovia region”, Bulletin of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, (257/258), pp. 39–47. doi: 10.37317/biul-2010-0004.

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Monika Żurek 
m.zurek@ihar.edu.pl
Zakład Genetyki i Hodowli Roślin, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — PIB w Radzikowie Poland

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Piotr Ochodzki 

Zakład Fitopatologii, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — PIB w Radzikowie Poland

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Barbara Wiewióra 

Zakład Nasiennictwa i Nasionoznawstwa, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — PIB w Radzikowie Poland

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