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Chocolate spot is the commonest fungal disease of broad beans. Initially, it produces reddish-brown, round spots on all above ground parts of the plant. These become much larger, irregularly shaped and a chocolate brown colour, spreading further over the plant as the disease progresses throughout spring.
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Disease 1: Broad Bean Chocolate Spot This is a serious disease of the plant foliage. It is caused by the Botrytis fungus. The fungus growth becomes more apparent during humid conditions. It is also called grey molding of the broad beans. TIP: Susan notes, "Chocolate spot is more of a problem with fall crops than spring crops."
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Broad bean chocolate spot is caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. Small brown lesions form on leaves and spread to the stem and flower in highly humid conditions. Control this fungus culturally through proper spacing. Copper fungicide sprays control more aggressive stages. Broad bean rust is a fungal disease caused by the Uromyces viciae.
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Control of Chocolate Spot Disease by Non Traditional Methods on Faba Bean Plants. H. Metwaly. Agricultural and Food Sciences. 2015. ome chemical inducers, i.e. ascorbic, citric, salicylic acids and calcium chloride (as a nutrient salt) were evaluated to control faba bean chocolate spot disease. All tested organic acids….
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1. Melt the chocolate in the microwave in ten-second intervals, stirring between them until smooth. 2. Add the coffee beans to the chocolate and fully immerse them. Remove them one by one with a fork. 3. Lay the beans on a baking tray covered in parchment paper and refrigerate. 4.
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This is the most widely used means of controlling chocolate spot in faba beans. Foliar-applied fungicide may be applied at regular intervals during the growing season, depending upon the levels of infection present and the weather conditions.In Lithuania, Brazauskiene (1998) found that untreated faba beans had between 9-15% of the foliage affected by chocolate spot.
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Sow broad beans outside in spring or autumn, 20cm apart, in rows 60cm apart. If you live in a cold area, have heavy soil or a problem with mice, sow seeds under cover first, and plant the young plants out six weeks later.
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Chocolate spot broad beans Blondie73 Posts: 26 April 2022 in Fruit & veg Hi to all. Advice please. I have managed to grow aguadulce bb in large pots over winter. They are looking lush, loads of flowers, some tiny beans forming. One plant however looks really bad, brown stem and collapsed.
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Chocolate Spot on broad beans Action points Identification - look for small, chocolate coloured spots, coalescing lesions and aggressive brown patches on leaves. Stem streaking may be present when disease pressure is high. Impact - yield losses of up to 50% may be seen in years of high disease pressure and losses of 25% are not uncommon.
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Information is given about the broad bean chocolate spot, a disease of broad beans [faba beans; Vicia faba], caused by the fungi Botrytis fabae and B. cinerea. Formats available You can view the full content in the following formats:
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Chocolate spot is considered the most damaging disease affecting faba bean. Different management methods have been demonstrated to control chocolate spot disease and decrease the losses in faba bean yield.
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By Lorraine Wade. August 7, 2022. In Vegetables. What is chocolate spot? Chocolate spot is caused by two species of the fungus Botrytis. Botrytis fabae is the most common cause and only affects broad beans. Botrytis cinerea can cause very similar symptoms, and this fungus also causes grey mould on a very wide range of plants.
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Chocolate spot describes the reddish-brown-coloured spots that occur on leaves and also on stems and pods.
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Biology What is chocolate spot? Chocolate spot is caused by two species of the fungus Botrytis. Botrytis fabae is the most common cause and only affects broad beans. Botrytis cinerea can cause very similar symptoms, and this fungus also causes grey mould on a very wide range of plants.
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Spring beans and broad beans can develop chocolate spot during poor summers or where crops, near the coast, are influenced by humid conditions. The disease develops as small, circular, chocolate coloured spots on the lower leaves. These become larger and may coalesce to form a greyer coloured lesion extending over the leaf surface.
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Chocolate spot is the name for a fungal disease, a bit like potato blight, that broad beans can suffer from. For the disease to take hold and thrive it needs humid conditions and we've certainly had those. Even with humid conditions, most often the beans get away with it and it's at worst a minor problem. However, if the beans are weakened.
