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Garbanzo field infected with alfalfa mosaic virus.
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Alfalfa mosaic virus in garbanzo beans

June 3, 2018
By Rachael Long
Several garbanzo fields in the Sacramento Valley were infected with alfalfa mosaic virus, a disease that's vectored by aphids. Plant symptoms of viral infections include yellowing wilting, stunting, and dieback.
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Fusarium root rot in a garbanzo field in the Sacramento Valley, 2018.
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Fusarium root rot in garbanzo beans

June 3, 2018
By Rachael Long
This spring, we found a garbanzo bean field in the Sacramento Valley with fusarium root rot, identified by our new UCCE Plant Pathologist, Cassandra Swett at UC Davis. Fusarium root rot, caused by the fungus, Fusarium solani f. sp. ciceris, attacks the underground stems and roots of plants.
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Ascochyta symptoms on garbanzo leaves.
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Ascochyta blight found in garbanzo beans in the Sacramento Valley

February 9, 2018
By Rachael Long
Ascochyta blight (Ascochyta rabiei, Didymella rabiei) was recently found in volunteer garbanzos in the Sacramento Valley, so keep an eye out for this disease in your production fields and be sure to control all volunteer garbs on your farm (yes, these volunteers are now long gone).
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