Genus Lolium (Noun)
Meaning
Darnel; ryegrass.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Lolium includes several species of ryegrass as well as darnel, a annual weed in cereal crops.
- Darnel, a noxious weed also known as ryegrass, belongs to the genus Lolium and has been a pest to Europe for centuries.
- Experts distinguish perennial ryegrass from the annual darnel, both from the genus Lolium, through careful observation of spikelets and lemma.
- Annual ryegrass species from the genus Lolium cause significant yield reduction and decreased cereal quality when left unchecked.
- The invasive potential of darnel from the genus Lolium can easily disrupt whole agricultural ecosystems through seed dormancy and quick germination.