Diseases affecting Brassica crops in Northwestern of Spain
Three Brassica species (Brassica napus L., B. oleracea L. and B. rapa L.) are grown in Galicia, (Northwestern of Spain). This area presents especially suitable climatic and soil conditions (cool-weather, deep, well drained, fertile, and sandy loam soils) for cruciferous crops growing and is by far t...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/46280 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/46280 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Brassica napus L. Brassica oleracea L. Brassica rapa L. Spain Fungal diseases Bacterial diseases Viral diseases |
| Sumario: | Three Brassica species (Brassica napus L., B. oleracea L. and B. rapa L.) are grown in Galicia, (Northwestern of Spain). This area presents especially suitable climatic and soil conditions (cool-weather, deep, well drained, fertile, and sandy loam soils) for cruciferous crops growing and is by far the larger producer and consumer of brassica crops in Spain. They are utilized mainly as leaf or root vegetable crops (turnip, turnip greens, cabbage, kale, and leaf rape). Diseases caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses, are all found in cruciferous crops in Galicia but no studies have been done recently. Disease control is mainly referred to cultural practices and biochemical applications but advisable use of resistant cultivars is not extended. An integrated program for controlling diseases that involves chemical treatments, cultural practices, and genetic resistance by using resistant cultivars will be necessary for producing acceptable yield and quality of cruciferous crops. The first step to produce resistant cultivars is to identify and study the main diseases affecting Brassica crops. For this reason, since 2001 scouting for diseases was done by the Group of Brassica Genetics and Breeding from the Misión Biológica de Galicia in several fields around the region. Sample analysis and pathogen identification was done in cooperation with Estación Fitopatolóxica do Areeiro. An inventory of diseases detected in NW of Spain is reflected on Table 1. A brief description of those diseases has been done. |
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