Regeneration of faba beans

Seed dormancy

None.

Vernalization

None.

Crop phenology

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Sowing

Sowing is carried out manually in March. In general, 200 seeds per accession are used in a plot of 8 m². Distance between rows is 30 cm. The accession plots are spatially isolated in winter rye fields. Distance between the plots is 50 m.

Harvesting

Harvesting is carried out manually in August or September.

Pest and disease control

Preventive

  • Ascochyta fabae in seed stage

 Non-preventive

  • Sitona lineatus in seedling stage
  • Botrytis spp. in flowering stage
  • Aphis fabae