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CAUSAL AGENT: The disease is caused in wheat by various races of the fungus Puccinia recondita R., also called Puccinia triticina E., and by Puccinia hordei O. in barley. The degree of resistance or susceptibility of a wheat to infection depends on the …

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 …

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 …

CAUSAL AGENT: Fungal disease caused by the species Puccinia graminis. Within this species, several special forms (f.sp.) are distinguished. Depending on these, in relation to winter cereal crops: P. graminis f.sp. tritici can affect wheat, triticale, and …

CAUSAL AGENT: Fungal disease caused by several species of the genus Rhizoctonia, including Rhizoctonia cerealis and Rhizoctonia solani. They are saprophytic fungi that survive on organic remains or tubers in the form of mycelium, or passively in the soil …

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. …