Crop Biodiversity

Could Faba Bean diversity be a promising control for Chocolate Spot disease in Morocco?

January 14th, 2013 | Morocco, News

The interaction between different Faba bean landraces and one specific fungus (Botrytis fabae Sard or chocolate spot) was studied to determine the resistance levels of the different varieties as an indication of the extent to which genetic diversity could be used to control the damage and spread of this disease. Chocolate spot is the most [...]

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Faba bean and barley local varietal diversity in the Taounate Region of Morocco

June 13th, 2012 | Morocco, News

By Belqadi Loubna; Department of Production, Protection and Vegetable Biotechnology, Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Morocco Faba bean is the major grain legume crop in Morocco, covering nearly half of the area annually planted to grain legumes. In the same way, the area covered by barley exceeds the other cereals (common, durum [...]

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