Wheat root exudates suppress faba bean Fusarium wilt disease

Continuous cultivation of faba beans often results in a high occurrence of Fusarium wilt. Nevertheless, this issue can be successfully managed through wheat-faba bean intercropping. Our objective is to elucidate the function of non-host wheat in combating faba bean Fusarium wilt. We assessed the impact of wheat on the development of faba bean Fusarium wilt through field and pot experiments, and examined and identified the compounds in the root exudates of wheat. The influ- ence of wheat root...