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How to Manage Pests
UC Pest Management Guidelines
Dry Beans
Wind
and Sand Damage
(Reviewed 8/07,
updated 8/07)
In this Guideline:
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Bean leaves and pods can be damaged by the physical action of wind
and wind-blown sand. Two types of wind-induced damaged can occur. The first is
long tears in leaves, which is most common during hail storms. More commonly,
damage is a result of rubbing injury, which appears on leaves as shiny
greenish tan areas and on pods as elongate, discolored streaks or lesions that
develop into raised or bumpy spots.
High speed winds combined with blowing sand or hail can cause
significant damage to bean plants, particularly those that have a tall growth
habit and large leaves.
When warranted and possible, grow short compact cultivars with small
leaves, and plant rows in the direction of prevailing winds to minimize
swaying.
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UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Dry
Beans
UC ANR Publication 3446
Abiotic Disorders
R. M. Davis, Plant Pathology, UC Davis
C. A. Frate, UC Cooperative Extension, Tulare County
Acknowledgment for contributions to Abiotic Disorders:
A. E. Hall, Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside
Acknowledgment for contributions to Diseases/Abiotic Disorders:
S. R. Temple, Plant Sciences, UC Davis
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