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Genetic diversity of two poleroviruses affecting faba bean and chickpea crops in Tunisia
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is the most cultivated grain legume representing 70% of the total food legume planted area in Tunisia (Khamassi et al., 2021), followed by chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). These crops offer an ...
Phytosanitary management of ICARDA’s germplasm seed collections for safe movement and better future use
Germplasm exchange from international genebanks and breeding programs is vital for successful crop improvement programs. More than 10,000 different accessions of wheat, barley, lentil, faba bean, chickpea, grasspea, and ...
Plant Health Innovation Platform at Qob Elias, Lebanon: farmer participatory approaches for wide dissemination of pest management innovations
Integrated pest and disease management (IPDM) represents a range of environmentally-sound approaches to crop protection and is increasingly recognized as an essential component of sustainable agricultural development. To ...
Potential of Volatile Organic Compounds in the management of insect pests and diseases of chickpea
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is the second legume crop cultivated in Morocco after the Faba bean, and presents economical and nutritional benefits. However, the crop productivity is low due to biotic factors and drought. ...
Viruses and Phytoplasma Reported on the Most Important Vegetable Crops in Syria: A Review
Syria is famous for cultivation of many different vegetable crops in most governorates during both winter and summer growing seasons, due to its Mediterranean moderate climate conditions, characterized by a mild winter and ...
Management of food legume pod borer and aphids through intercropping in Morocco
Food legumes (faba bean, field pea, lentil, and chickpea) productivity and production are affected by aphids and pod borers in rainfed and irrigated production systems in CWANA region. Farmers are practicing several cropping ...
Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for detection and characterization of Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) in legumes applied by ICARDA’s GHU
Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) is distributed worldwide including CWANA and East Africa countries, and it is reported to occur on several legumes including faba bean, lentil, chickpea, field pea, grasspea, and a number ...