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CAUSING AGENT: Caused by the ascomycete fungus Gaeumannomyces spp. G. tritici affects wheat, barley, triticale, and rye. G. avenae affects oats. The main source of infection is the mycelium, which remains dormant for up to two years in contaminated crop …

CAUSAL AGENT: Fungal disease caused by species of the genus Oculimacula. It attacks the base of the plant, and is therefore classified as a foot rot. It primarily affects wheat, but also oats and barley. Temperatures of 5-15°C and humidity above 85% for …

CAUSAL AGENT: Powdery mildew is caused by ectoparasitic fungi that form whitish, powdery spots on the surface of their hosts. There are different special forms depending on the cereal they attack, such as: tritici (wheat), hordei (barley), avenae (oats), …

CAUSAL AGENT: Lepidoptera of the Tortricidae family whose larva attacks developing peas. Adult: The adult moth measures, with its wings extended, between 12-15 mm in length. Silvery-brown coloring, with brown hind wings, the same as the forewings; the …

CAUSAL AGENT: Insects of the Aphididae family that bite stems, leaves, flowers and pods, usually observed near the flowering stage (although they can occur earlier if conditions are right). Depending on the species (Acyrthosiphon spp., Aphis spp., Myzus …

In Castile and León, legumes are used as fallow crops in rotation with cereals, and their cultivation under irrigated land is practically ruled out. Legumes are a group of species belonging to the Leguminosae family, subfamily Fabaceae, cultivated for …

Castile and León is known as the breadbasket of Spain: it sows just over a third of the national land area devoted to winter cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rye, and triticale). Thus, of the approximately 2.8 million hectares in our autonomous community …

In Castile and León, legumes are used as fallow crops in rotation with cereals, and their cultivation under irrigated land is practically ruled out. Legumes are a group of species belonging to the Leguminosae family, subfamily Fabaceae, cultivated for …

CAUSAL AGENT: Disease caused by Pseudomonas syringae, with two pathovars (whose symptoms are difficult to differentiate): P. syringae pv. pisi (bacterial grease), which affects peas and for which eight races have been described, and P. syringae pv. …

In Castile and León, legumes are used as fallow crops in rotation with cereals, and their cultivation under irrigated land is practically ruled out. Legumes are a group of species belonging to the Leguminosae family, subfamily Fabaceae, cultivated for …

In Castile and León, legumes are used as fallow crops in rotation with cereals, and their cultivation under irrigated land is practically ruled out. Legumes are a group of species belonging to the Leguminosae family, subfamily Fabaceae, cultivated for …

CAUSAL AGENT: Orobanche crenata is a holoparasitic plant, without chlorophyll, which to obtain water and nutrients penetrates the roots of its host plants, which include practically all cultivated legumes (lentils, chickpeas, peas, vetch, garden peas, …

Alfalfa is a very important crop in Castile and León, the third largest producing region. It is a traditional crop that is highly adaptable to both irrigated and dry land. The crop offers producers multiple advantages, such as: high nutritional qualities …

Alfalfa is a very important crop in Castile and León, the third largest producing region. It is a traditional crop that is highly adaptable to both irrigated and dry land. The crop offers producers multiple advantages, such as: high nutritional qualities …