<div style="text-align:justify">An experiment was conducted to identify promising accessions suited for cultivation under cold arid conditions of Leh, Ladakh. Twenty two accessions of French bean were screened for resistance to angular leaf spot disease during the spring seasons of 2016 and 2017 in the Experimental field of High Mountain Arid Agriculture Research Institute (HMAARI) Leh, Ladakh, Sheri Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir. The study revealed that under natural epiphytotic conditions none of the accessions was resistant in reaction. Eight accessions viz., Acc-WB22, Acc-1643, Acc-1690, Acc-811, Acc-4564, WB-1247, WB-185 and Acc-252 were moderately susceptible. All other fourteen accessions viz., Acc-966, Acc-335, Acc-1129, Acc-21529, Acc-WB216, Acc-719, WB-956, Acc-622, Acc-1492, Acc-195, Anupama, WB-6, WB-257 and Local exhibited susceptible reaction.&nbsp;</div>


<div style="text-align:justify">Evaluation of Common Bean (<em>Phaseolus vulgaris</em> L.) Germplasm for Resistance to Angular Leaf Spot Disease [<em>Phaeoisariopsis griseola</em> (Sacc.) Ferraris] under Cold Arid Conditions of Ladakh</div>


<p>Angular leaf spot caused by Pseudocercospora griseola is the most destructive disease of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania (SHT). The objectives of this study were to assess the farming system and farmers awareness in the ALS disease prone environments of the SHT. &nbsp;A structured questionnaire was designed to collect information from 238 respondents sampled from Mbeya, Njombe, Iringa and Rukwa regions. Data collected included population demography, production constraints, and indicators of poverty. &nbsp;The results showed that ALS widely occurred in the SHT but farmers were not aware of the disease and sources of inocula. Most of the respondents were poor with average yields of less than 500 kg ha-1. Lack of knowledge on ALS disease and the presence of favorable environmental conditions increased chances of P. griseola proliferation. Therefore, trainings on awareness and intensification of extension services is important. Breeding for durable resistance is an overriding consideration towards increasing bean productivity in the SHT.</p>


Evaluation of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Germplasm for Resistance to Angular Leaf Spot Disease [Phaeoisariopsis griseola (Sacc.) Ferraris] under Cold Arid Conditions of Ladakh

Appraisal of common bean farming systems under angular leaf spot disease prone environments of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania