Inter-cropping with berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) reduces infection by Orobanche crenata in legumes |
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Authors: | M Fernández-Aparicio AA Emeran D Rubiales |
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Institution: | 1. Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, Apdo. 4084, E-14080 Córdoba, Spain;2. Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr El-Sheikh University, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt |
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Abstract: | Grain legume production in the Mediterranean area is threatened by the holoparasitic plant Orobanche crenata to which little resistance is available in affected crops. Berseem clover is a forage legume of economic importance in Eastern Mediterranean region and tropical areas. It has been suggested as a suitable trap crop for controlling O. crenata. In this work we propose its use as an inter-crop with grain legumes. We describe its allelopathic activity against germination of O. crenata seeds. Results are supported by three years of field experimentation in Egypt with a significant reduction of O. crenata infection on faba bean and pea inter-cropped with berseem clover. Mini-rhizotron experiments demonstrated the reduction of O. crenata infection on pea, lentil and chickling pea. |
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Keywords: | Allelopathy Broomrape Trifolium alexandrinum Germination Inter-cropping Parasitic weeds |
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