But there's a problem: Chickpeas are very susceptible to a disease called Ascochyta leaf blight. "It can just wipe out the field. Like, there will be no chickpeas left to harvest," Keene said.

The FDA said that it does not think it is likely that the particles would able to infect people but it is conducting ...

Signs: Patches, lesions on leaf blades or a greasy, smutty substance on lawn surface. Some diseases such as ascochyta and dollar spot are mostly cosmetic. Others, like necrotic ring spot and brown ...

Chickpea was also very tolerant; however, producers should be cautious with this practice since physical injury could make chickpea more susceptible to Ascochyta blight. Lentil showed intermediate ...

“Germination capacity should be 80% or more. It is also important that seed is free of stem nematode (a seed and soil-borne pest) and should have no more than 1% ascochyta fabae – while there is a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it had detected viral particles of H5N1 avian influenza in milk purchased at grocery stores, but the agency says it still believes that the ...