LIT researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 April LIT researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease LIT researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease 15/04/2021 | 3 MINS Researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology have identified the cause of the devastating faba bean gall disease for the first time, a disease that causes significant destruction of bean crops in Ethiopia and China. When the disease arrived in Ethiopia in 2012, surveys of a region showed that 50 to 100 per cent of crops quickly become infected, followed by losses up to 100 per cent. Faba bean is of critical importance for food security in Ethiopia, and faba bean gall disease is especially devastating for this East African community. It is also known to attack field peas and clover growing nearby, and poses a serious international biosecurity risk for its potential to be accidentally introduced into other countries, including Australia. Australia is the worldΓÇÖs leading exporter of faba bean, producing up to 500 thousand tonnes annually and supplying one-third of faba bean traded i

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 April LIT researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease LIT researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease 15/04/2021 | 3 MINS Researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology have identified the cause of the devastating faba bean gall disease for the first time, a disease that causes significant destruction of bean crops in Ethiopia and China.

When the disease arrived in Ethiopia in 2012, surveys of a region showed that 50 to 100 per cent of crops quickly become infected, followed by losses up to 100 per cent.

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