Simultaneous electronic and close-up video recordings were made of behaviour during the initial 15 min of plant contact by adult, apterous Aphis fabae Scopoli on tick bean seedlings (Vicia faba Moench). Electronic techniques accurately determined stylet penetration of plant tissue and there was a close correlation between penetration and periods during which the insect antennae and body were im...

The family Leguminosae includes more than 12,000 species in about 500 genera that are widely d.L<:tributed from the tropics to the arctic regions. Although abundant in the temperate zones, legumes are especially numerous in the tropics. Ivlan has cultivated some members of this family since remote antiquity and few families of dicotyledons are of greater importance than the legumes. Nonetheless...

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a cool legume crop grown in the highlands of Ethiopia, and chocolate spot disease (Botrytis fabae Sard.) occurs wide areas. There shortage recorded data about impact on beans their management practices Ethiopia. The objectives this study were to assess influence sowing dates frequency foliar fungicide (mancozeb) application for spots determine association with occur...

Background: Faba bean is a crop of agro-ecological and socio-economic importance in Morocco. Thus, changing climatic context, it important to develop varieties that are resilient several abiotic constraints, such as synthetics. However, the reproductive system must be understood. Methods: We aimed estimate faba beans outcrossing rate under natural Moroccan conditions, using two varieties, ‘Rein...

Purpose. The in-depth study of the source material for modern directions faba bean breeding further use in creation high-yielding varieties Forest-Steppe Ukraine. Methods. Field, morphometric, statistical, analyzes on basis generally accepted and special methods plant breeding, seed crop production. Results. results modification variability absolute relative quantitative traits plants are prese...

Abstract Chilling (Ch) and salinity (S) are challenging stresses affecting plant physiology, growth, productivity. The current study investigated the effects of these two stresses, singly in combination, on photosynthetic performance ultrastructure chloroplast faba beans ( Vicia L. Cv. Aspani). Plants were exposed to 3 °C 120 mM NaCl for 16 h an optimized soil mixture (sand:clay 2:1) under cond...

Salinity is major abiotic stress limiting plant growth worldwide. Plant adaptation to salinity involves diverse physiological and metabolic pathways. In this study, we assessed the effects of foliar application zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) Moringa leaf extract (MLE) on salt tolerance in faba beans (cultivar, Sakha 4). Morphological, chemical, biochemical parameters plants grown under salin...

Faba bean (Vicia faba minor L.) is partially dependent on insects for pollination, but the degree of pollinator-dependency and whether crop productivity limited by insufficient insect pollination remain unknown. We monitored pollinators their foraging behaviors (i. e., legitimate flower visitation, nectar robbing extra-floral nectary visitation) in a total 20 fields single cultivar (Tiffany) 20...