Diseases - Broad bean wilt

Jan 25 11:39am

This virus is spread by several species of aphid.

The growing tip of the plant blackens and dies and plants often have blackened areas on the stem near ground level. Plants may wilt and die or produce leaves with wavy, curled edges. Symptoms are worse in cold weather.

Wilt also affects other legumes.

Control:
Pull up and burn diseased plants as soon as the symptoms appear. Control aphids. Avoid planting broad beans in cold weather

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1. parfitt.wendy - Jul 04 10:47pm

I have planted broad beans in hot house, they started to getting black egdes on leaves, I have dicovered that to much moisture was present, by airing out the hot hous each day has stopped all the wilting,and all are in flower now,but none have set beans yet, are they self pollinating as other beans