Claim · model-written summary
Higher root rot in pea intercropped with oat was attributed to the prevalence of similar species, including Fusarium pathogens, common to both crop species.
- Taxon
- pea
Lathyrus oleraceuse0 - Outcome
- root rote0
- Qualifier
- prevalence of similar species, including Fusarium pathogens, common to both crop speciese0
FusariumNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValue
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Verbatim
e0“root rot in pea intercropped with oat was mostly higher than in the pea monoculture, attributed to the prevalence of similar species, including Fusarium pathogens, common to both crop species”
Title
Root rot suppression mechanisms in lentil promoted by organic intercropping
Myriam R. Fernandez; Lobna Abdellatif; Noe Waelchli; et al. Crop Science 2026. doi:10.1002/csc2.70238
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Intercropped lentil had a >50% reduction in mean root rot severity compared with its monoculture.
- Intervention effect Intercropped lentil had an 11% reduction in the isolation of total Fusarium species compared with its monoculture.
- Intervention effect Antagonist fungi were 84% higher in lentil intercropped with a full mustard ratio than in its monoculture.
- Intervention effect Root rot in pea intercropped with oat was mostly higher than in the pea monoculture.
- Observation Multiple pathogens and saprophytes were associated with the intercrops and monocultures, most being Fusarium species.
- Mechanism Disease suppression in intercropped lentil might be attributed to allelopathy from mustard increasing fungi with biocontrol potential.