Crop Diversification to Control Rust in Faba Bean Caused by Uromyces viciae-fabae
Uromyces viciae-fabae is a highly specific biotrophic fungus that causes faba bean rust, one of the major diseases affecting this crop. We have assessed the feasibility of using intercropping (faba bean mixed with either pea, wheat or barley) or mixtures of susceptible and resistant cultivars to con...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/342168 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/342168 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85151658643 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Rust Vicia-faba Cultivar mixtures Intercropping |
| Sumario: | Uromyces viciae-fabae is a highly specific biotrophic fungus that causes faba bean rust, one of the major diseases affecting this crop. We have assessed the feasibility of using intercropping (faba bean mixed with either pea, wheat or barley) or mixtures of susceptible and resistant cultivars to control rust both under field and controlled conditions. The results of four field intercropping experiments showed a significant reduction in rust severity on faba bean when intercropped with barley (average 22% reduction) but not with the other combinations. This reduction was also confirmed in studies under controlled conditions. The barrier effect of barley appears as the main mechanism explaining rust suppression. Additional experiments under controlled conditions showed that intercropping with barley did not influence the N content of faba bean and that different levels of N nutrition had no impact on rust severity in any case. The cultivar mixture field experiments showed that rust severity in the susceptible cultivar decreased as the proportion of the resistant cultivar in the mixture increased. The importance of the barrier effect of the resistant cultivars was determined in an experiment under controlled conditions. It can be concluded that crop diversification offers great potential to reduce rust in faba bean. |
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