Pea (Pisum sativum L.) was the original model organism used in Mendel's discovery (1866)
of the laws of inheritance, making it the foundation of modern plant genetics. However …

Yield stability of legume crops is constrained by a number of pest and diseases. Major
diseases are rusts, powdery and downy mildews, ascochyta blights, botrytis gray molds …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Necrotrophic pathogens of the cool season food legumes (pea, lentil, chickpea, faba bean
and lupin) cause wide spread disease and severe crop losses throughout the world …

Abstract Pea (Pisum sativum L.), a cool-season legume crop grown in more than 85
countries, is the second most important grain legume and one of the major green vegetables …

Ascochyta blight is one of the most important diseases affecting field peas. The disease
occurs in almost all pea-growing regions of the world and can cause significant crop losses …

Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is an annual cool-season legume and one of the oldest
domesticated crops. Dry pea seeds contain 22–25% protein, complex starch and fiber …

The inheritance of resistance to Ascochyta blight, an economically important foliar disease of
field pea (Pisum sativum L.) worldwide, was investigated. Breeding resistant pea varieties to …

Ascochyta blight, an infection caused by a complex of Ascochyta pinodes, Ascochyta
pinodella, Ascochyta pisi, and/or Phoma koolunga, is a destructive disease in many field …

Grain legumes are a key food source for ensuring global food security and sustaining
agriculture. However, grain legume production is challenged by growing disease incidence …