Growth and light interception in field bean (Vicia faba) infected by Ascochyta fabae
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- crops and-soils
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 123 (2) , 225-232
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600068490
Abstract
The effects of inoculation by Ascochyta fabae Speg. on growth and light interception in field bean (Vicia faba L.) were studied. Measurements were made in a field trial using cv. Ticol, a cultivar vulnerable to this disease during early vegetative growth and at the beginning of the flowering stage. Infection reduced leaf area duration, light interception and dry matter yield of energy (light use efficiency) and, consequently, the dry matter production of the crop. Reductions in seed yield ranged from 12 to 30% compared with a prophylactic fungicide treatment.Keywords
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