The occurrence ofFusarium andAlternaria on faba bean seed
The studies on the occurrence ofFusarium andAlternaria in faba bean seed have been conducted for three years. The fungal flora in seed lots from healthy plant and from plant inoculated withAscochyta fabae were determined. In addition the occurrence ofFusarium andAlternaria in three parts of seed: testa, cotyledones, and embryo axis were investigated.It was found thatFusarium andAlternaria were present in faba bean seed, but the frequency of occurrence varied depending upon cultivar and experimental year.
Seed microflora of pulses grown in Alberta, Canada
Recherche des microorganismes transmis par les semences de pois de conserve, pois secs, haricots de conserve, haricots secs, feves, lentilles, soja
The field behaviour of seed-borne Ascochyta fabae and disease control in field beans
SUMMARY 
 
In field sowings at Cambridge 2–15% of field bean seeds carrying Ascochyta fabae produced seedlings with leaf lesions. The fungus spread for distances up to 10 m in an average season and usually infected the new crop of seed. The amount of such infection arising from a single lot varied widely when samples were grown at different centres, presumably because of differences in local weather conditions. 
 
 
 
Seed lots with approximately 1% infected seeds seem suitable for ware crop production but little or no A. fabae can be tolerated in seed intended for multiplication. Infection in British-grown commercial seed has been greatly reduced by the selection of clean seed. Health standards adopted in the Field Bean Seed Scheme may have eliminated A. fabae from one cultivar.