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Diseases

Rust of Faba Bean

Vicia faba L.

A fungal disease of faba bean caused by the autoecious pathogen Uromyces viciae-fabae. The disease manifests as pustules on the above-ground parts of the plants, causing premature leaf drop and a decrease in grain yield.

In the reference 38 varieties crop Broad bean, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agent of rust is the basidiomycetous fungus Uromyces viciae-fabae, which completes its life cycle on a single host plant without the involvement of intermediate species. The infection persists in the soil and on plant debris as teliospores, ensuring the recurrence of the disease in the following season.

Symptoms of the infection become visible during the flowering phase, affecting leaves, stems, petioles, and pods. Initially, yellowish-orange uredopustules appear on the plant, which eventually transition into the stage of producing powdery light-brown spores. By the end of the growing season, dense dark-brown teliopustules are formed.

Intensive development of the disease leads to the destruction of photosynthetic tissue, premature leaf drop, and the formation of shriveled seeds. Grain yield losses during severe infestation can exceed 15–20%, while breeding for resistance is based on selecting varieties with high field tolerance.

General information about the subject — on the page Rust.

Sources8

Varieties of Broad bean mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Allison

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT UA
14 records

Victus

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT
12 records

Tiffany

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

RAGT 2N S.A.S

EE LT
12 records

Alexia

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

AT EE LT SE
7 records

Genius

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT
12 records

Bolivia

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT
9 records

GL Alice

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

AT LT
6 records

Ketu

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT
11 records

Macho

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT
7 records

Mallory

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT
8 records

GL Lucia

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

AT LT
6 records

Iron

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

LT
6 records

Loki

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT
8 records

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

AT
6 records

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

AT
3 records

LG Eagle

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

6 records

Tattoo

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht

4 records

LG Viper

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

6 records

NOS Ronja

Application submitted

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Nordic Seed A/S

EE LT
4 records

Nanaux

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

SENOVA LTD

4 records

Valeria

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

AT
6 records

Notilus

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

5 records

Aurelia

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

AT
5 records

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Limagrain UK

NL
5 records