Background Annual Medicago spp., including M. truncatula, play an important agronomic
role in dryland farming regions of the world where they are often an integral component of …

Annual medics (annual Medicago spp.) are often an integral component of dry-land farming
and crop** systems worldwide, including significant areas of the winter rainfall regions of …

Background Knowledge of the genetic basis of plant resistance to necrotrophic pathogens is
incomplete and has been characterised in relatively few pathosystems. In this study, the …

In this chapter, we describe current knowledge of the major and most widespread disorders
caused by fungal, oomycete, and viral pathogens of annual Medicago spp., explain their …

Phoma medicaginis is a necrotrophic fungal pathogen, commonly found infecting the annual
medic Medicago truncatula. To differentiate eight P. medicaginis isolates, five gene regions …

Foliar and stem diseases of annual Medicago spp. caused by Phoma medicaginis and
Leptosphaerulina trifolii can not only reduce yield, but also affect herbage quality by …

In North America, spring black stem and leaf spot, caused by Phoma medicaginis, is one of
the most important diseases of alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Symptoms appear initially as small …

Pastures are sown with a wide range of annual or perennial plants. A wide range of
experimental designs have been used to measure yield losses due to pathogens in swards …

Context Studies of Phoma black stem and leaf spot disease (caused by Phoma medicaginis)
in annual medics (Medicago spp.) normally involve a 'once-only'inoculation not reflecting …

Leptosphaerulina leaf spot, caused by Leptosphaerulina trifolii, is a major disease of alfalfa
(Medicago sativa), leading to noticeable losses. From 2022 to 2023, we collected samples of …