Biology and Demographic Growth Parameters of Cowpea Aphid (Aphis craccivora) on Faba Bean (Vicia faba) Cultivars

Abstract The influence of different concentrations of cadmium (Cd) ions (50 and 100 mg/kg soil) on growth, photosynthetic pigment content, Cd, and iron accumulation in faba bean (Vicia faba L. cv. Aštar) was studied under laboratory conditions. No significant changes were observed in the growth parameters of shoots (length, fresh, and dry weight). Both tested Cd doses resulted in decrease in root fresh weight by 31.7% and 28.68% and in dry weight by 32.2% and 33.33%, respectively. Increased accumulation of Cd was observed in roots (125- and 173-fold higher than in control) and shoots (125- and 150-fold higher than in control) as a result of applied doses of Cd. Increased accumulation of iron was detected in roots (1.45- and 1.69-fold higher than in control). Decrease in the content of chlorophyll a (by 25.52 and 24.83%, respectively) and chlorophyll b (by 6.90%) after application of Cd 100 as well as decrease in carotenoids (by 40.39 and 38.36%, respectively) was detected. Weak translocation of Cd from roots to shoots pointed to low phytoremediation potential of the tested bean variety in contaminated soil. However, the high tolerance of this cultivar, its relative fast growth, as well as priority of Cd accumulation in roots presume this plant species for phytostabilisation and revegetation of the Cd-contaminated soils.

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Cowpea Aphid Aphis craccivora Koch as Insect Vector of Faba Bean Necrotic Yellow Virus (FBNYV) on Broad Bean Plants.

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology ◽

10.21608/jppp.2018.35827 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 31-33

Author(s):

Aml Al-Habshy

Keyword(s):

Faba Bean ◽

Broad Bean ◽

Aphis Craccivora ◽

Insect Vector ◽

Yellow Virus ◽

Bean Plants ◽

Cowpea Aphid ◽

Aphis Craccivora Koch

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Phosphorus-efficient faba bean (Vicia faba L.) genotypes enhance subsequent wheat crop growth in an acid and an alkaline soil

Crop and Pasture Science ◽

10.1071/cp10205 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 61 (12) ◽

pp. 1009 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Terry J. Rose ◽

Paul Damon ◽

Zed Rengel

Keyword(s):

Vicia Faba ◽

Faba Bean ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Genotypic Variation ◽

Wheat Crop ◽

Alkaline Soil ◽

P Efficiency ◽

Soil P ◽

Vicia Faba L ◽

Rhizosphere Processes

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a carboxylate-exuding legume that enhances the phosphorus (P) nutrition of subsequently grown cereals. In an earlier study we found variation in soil P acquisition among 50 faba bean genotypes, but little is known about the rhizosphere processes that may contribute to P efficiency and whether these processes impact on the growth of subsequent cereal crops. In this study, we investigated rhizosphere dynamics (P fractions depleted, pH and carboxylate exudation) in three P-inefficient and five P-efficient faba bean genotypes in a glasshouse study on soils differing in P dynamics. The results suggest that P efficiency in the acidic soil was not driven by rhizosphere processes, consistent with earlier findings that root growth parameters contributed to P efficiency in this soil. In contrast, in the alkaline soil the most P-efficient genotypes had the highest malate exudation, which might enhance P solubilisation. For the first time, we showed a faba bean genotype-specific enhancement of growth and P uptake of subsequently grown wheat plants. This genotypic variation could be exploited to further increase the benefit of faba beans in rotation with wheat on P-limited soils.

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Study of the phytotoxic potential of olive mill wastewaters on a leguminous plant ‘Vicia faba L.’

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2019.373 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 80 (7) ◽

pp. 1295-1303

Author(s):

Jawaher Sdiri Ghidaoui ◽

Lobna Bargougui ◽

Mohamed Chaieb ◽

Ali Mekki

Keyword(s):

Vicia Faba ◽

Faba Bean ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Germination Rate ◽

Leguminous Plant ◽

Growth Responses ◽

Soil Extracts ◽

Olive Mill Wastewaters ◽

Vicia Faba L ◽

Olive Mill

Abstract We investigated the study of the phytotoxic potential of olive mill wastewaters (OMW) on the germination and growth responses of the faba bean ‘Vicia faba L.’ leguminous plant cultivated under an arid Mediterranean climate. The results showed that the raw OMW blocked the germination of the seeds tested, while OMW treated soil extracts stimulate the seeds' germination rate. The monitoring of the faba bean growth parameters in the different OMW treated soils showed that the optimal growth of the faba bean plants has been recorded for the soil amended with 25 m3 ha−1 of OMW. Although the 50 m3 ha−1 dose is the most suitable for the soil studied, our results showed that the 25 m3 ha−1 dose is the most suitable for the vegetative development, as well as for the productivity of the plant tested ‘Vicia faba L.’.

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