Elucidating the Response of Diverse Faba Bean Genotypes to Powdery Mildew Infection
Ángel M. Villegas-Fernández,
Lucía García,
Eleonora Barilli
et al.
Abstract:Faba bean (Vicia faba) is a temperate grain legume of major importance for food and feed. Powdery mildews are an important group of diseases in many crops, although in faba bean, it is still considered to be of only minor and local relevance. Here, we report the occurrence of powdery mildew in southern Spain, which was identified through ITS sequencing as Erysiphe trifolii. Resistance screenings allowed the identification of a wide range of responses to the disease, with accessions BPL-710 and ILB-4708 outstan… Show more
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