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Identification of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) genotypes and rhizobial strains for biological nitrogen fixation in under rainfed Mediterranean environments
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is one of the major cool season legume crops cultivated in semi-arid environment worldwide and the process of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is helpful to fix atmospheric nitrogen. However, ...
Genetic diversity study of Ethiopian Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) varieties based on phenotypic traits and inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is one of the earliest domesticated food legumes of the world. This study was designed to reveal the genetic diversity existing among 32 Ethiopian faba bean varieties grown at three locations ...
First sources of resistance in faba bean to the Stem borer weevil, Lixus algirus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a grain legume widely cultivated in many countries for food and animal feed. This crop is severely attacked by several pests, especially Lixus algirus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The use ...
Advances, Challenges and Opportunities in Cool Season Food Legumes in Dry Areas
Cool-season food legumes (CSFL) such as chickpea, lentil, faba bean, field pea, and grass pea are an integral part of subsistence farming in dry areas and the major sources of nutritious food for human, feed for livestock, ...
Chickpea chlorotic stunt and Beet western yellows viruses (genus Polerovirus, family Luteoviridae) on cool season food legumes in Tunisia: importance, characterization and management
Legumes are considered as strategic crops in Tunisia because of their economic and social relevance and directly contribute in the national alimentary equilibrium. However, legumes production levels remain quite low which ...