scholarly journals Population Density of Empoasca Spp.;Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) and the Common Natural Enemies on Faba Bean Plants in Relation to Sowing Dates in Kafr El-Sheik Governorate

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-153
Author(s):  
E. El-Sarand ◽  
E. Refaei ◽  
M. El-Dewy
2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Hosein AJAM NOROUZI ◽  
Farshid VAZIN

The main goal of this study is to developa Faba bean plant sprouting model that includes a cardinal temperature determination and a required biologic day for Faba bean sprouting ( or to determine the Faba bean sprouting reaction to temperature). For this purpose, in a farm test, 4 cultivars of Faba bean plants (Barekat, Saraziri, Eraghi and Gavi) were cultivated on 11 sowing dates (one in each month ) and the required days to their sprouting were recorded. Beta, curve, quadratic and Sawtooth models were used to describe relationship between the sprouting rate and the temperature . To select the best model, it has been used an average root mean square deviation (RMSD), an R square (R2), simple linear regression coefficients (a and b) and a correlation coefficient (r). The results showed that the Faba bean sprouting reaction to temperature was better described by a Piecewise function. The estimation of the cardinal temperature by a Piecewise function indicated that the base temperature varies from 0.98C to 1.61C, and the optimum temperature varies from 24.99C to 28.8C for the different cultivars of Faba bean plants, but the ceiling temperature for all the cultivars was estimated at 35 degree centigrade. Also, the required biologic day estimation for sprouting as determined by the Piecewise model showed a significant difference between the cultivars, as the Gavi cultivars (which are smaller) germinated after 6.65 days (maximum rate is 0.09). For the other cultivars, the required biologic day fell between 8.60 and 9.31 days. The obtained data can be used to predict Faba bean sprouting in different temperature conditions.


2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
Zahraa E. AL-Ghadban ◽  
Sammer Najim ◽  
Shaymaa Alnahawandy

This study was conducted in a field located at Department of Biology/College of Sciences/University of Baghdad, from the period  between  the Mid of August to the second half  of October 2015, in order to study the population density of cowpea leaf miner on California Ramshorn cowpea and local varieties (Bayader) and their natural enemies.  The result showed fluctuation of the population density for Liriomyza trifolii on the American variety. Two peaks for population density were shown and  the second was higher than the first. The highest population density was 6.5 leaf miner/ leaf while the lowest was 0.7 leaf miner/leaf at the beginning of sampling. For the local variety, three peaks were recorded. The first was the highest with 2.61leaf miner/leaf and the lowest was 0.2 leaf miner/leaf. Population density of insect was higher on American variety has higherthan the local variety in its protein content which reached to 24.3%. Two hymenopteran parasites Pediobius matallicus and Diglyphus isaaea belong to the family Eulophidae were recorded on L. trifolii. This study, the first was conducted on the leaf miner on this host plant.


Author(s):  
N. Ait Taadaouit ◽  
K. El Fakhouri ◽  
A. Sabraoui ◽  
L. Rohi ◽  
M. El Bouhssini

The stem borer, Lixus algirus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the major insect pest of faba bean in the Mediterranean region. This study investigates the field biology and fluctuation of L. algirus at Douyet research Station in Morocco during two cropping seasons 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 using two local faba bean varieties. The influence of sowing dates and varieties on the damage caused by L. algirus was investigated over different locations and seasons using a split-plot design. The overwintering adults appear in the field from February by feeding over the leaves of faba bean plants. Eggs are laid from Mid-February through late April and mostly during March. The egg peak ranged from 0.75 to 1.1 eggs per plant. The number of larvae increases during March and peaked in April. The larval peaks ranged between 0.45 to 1.5 larvae per plant. The larval development takes an average of 42 days. Pupation lasts about 21 days within stems. Adults emerged in early June. Life cycle duration was 80 days. One generation of L. algirus was recorded on faba bean varieties in Morocco. The mean number of eggs showed a positive correlation with total rainfall. The number of pupae and relative humidity was negatively correlated. Peach and almond leaves were the most preferred by the newely emerged L. algirus adult during the summer and early autumn period. Planting dates did not affect L. algirus infestation levels over all varieties tested and locations.


Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Abeer F. Desouky ◽  
Ahmed H. Ahmed ◽  
Hartmut Stützel ◽  
Hans-Jörg Jacobsen ◽  
Yi-Chen Pao ◽  
...  

Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are known to play relevant roles in plant defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. In the present study, we characterize the response of transgenic faba bean (Vicia faba L.) plants encoding a PR10a gene from potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) to salinity and drought. The transgene was under the mannopine synthetase (pMAS) promoter. PR10a-overexpressing faba bean plants showed better growth than the wild-type plants after 14 days of drought stress and 30 days of salt stress under hydroponic growth conditions. After removing the stress, the PR10a-plants returned to a normal state, while the wild-type plants could not be restored. Most importantly, there was no phenotypic difference between transgenic and non-transgenic faba bean plants under well-watered conditions. Evaluation of physiological parameters during salt stress showed lower Na+-content in the leaves of the transgenic plants, which would reduce the toxic effect. In addition, PR10a-plants were able to maintain vegetative growth and experienced fewer photosystem changes under both stresses and a lower level of osmotic stress injury under salt stress compared to wild-type plants. Taken together, our findings suggest that the PR10a gene from potato plays an important role in abiotic stress tolerance, probably by activation of stress-related physiological processes.


Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 894
Author(s):  
Emad M. Hafez ◽  
Hany S. Osman ◽  
Usama A. Abd El-Razek ◽  
Mohssen Elbagory ◽  
Alaa El-Dein Omara ◽  
...  

The continuity of traditional planting systems in the last few decades has encountered its most significant challenge in the harsh changes in the global climate, leading to frustration in the plant growth and productivity, especially in the arid and semi-arid regions cultivated with moderate or sensitive crops to abiotic stresses. Faba bean, like most legume crops, is considered a moderately sensitive crop to saline soil and/or saline water. In this connection, a field experiment was conducted during the successive winter seasons 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 in a salt-affected soil to explore the combined effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and potassium (K) silicate on maintaining the soil quality, performance, and productivity of faba bean plants irrigated with either fresh water or saline water. Our findings indicated that the coupled use of PGPR and K silicate under the saline water irrigation treatment had the capability to reduce the levels of exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) in the soil and to promote the activity of some soil enzymes (urease and dehydrogenase), which recorded nearly non-significant differences compared with fresh water (control) treatment, leading to reinstating the soil quality. Consequently, under salinity stress, the combined application motivated the faba bean vegetative growth, e.g., root length and nodulation, which reinstated the K+/Na+ ions homeostasis, leading to the lessening or equalizing of the activity level of enzymatic antioxidants (CAT, POD, and SOD) compared with the controls of both saline water and fresh water treatments, respectively. Although the irrigation with saline water significantly increased the osmolytes concentration (free amino acids and proline) in faba bean plants compared with fresh water treatment, application of PGPR or K-silicate notably reduced the osmolyte levels below the control treatment, either under stress or non-stress conditions. On the contrary, the concentrations of soluble assimilates (total soluble proteins and total soluble sugars) recorded pronounced increases under tested treatments, which enriched the plant growth, the nutrients (N, P, and K) uptake and translocation to the sink organs, which lastly improved the yield attributes (number of pods plant−1, number of seeds pod−1, 100-seed weight). It was concluded that the combined application of PGPR and K-silicate is considered a profitable strategy that is able to alleviate the harmful impact of salt stress alongside increasing plant growth and productivity.


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