Achievements of the national faba bean (viciafubal.) breeding program in Tunisia

Moez Amri, Zouhaier Abbes, Imen Trabelsi, Noura Omri, Mohamed Bechir Allagui, Asma Najar, Safaa Kumari, Houcine Selmi, Jouda Mediouni-Ben Jemâa, Hamadi Ben Saleh, Fouad Maalouf, Habib Halila, Mohamed Kharrat. (30/4/2016). Achievements of the national faba bean (viciafubal. ) breeding program in Tunisia. Beirut, Lebanon.

Abstract

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is the most important grain legume cultivated in Tunisia. In the northern favorable regions of the country, it play an important role in the wheat based cropping systems due to its ability to fox atmospheric nitrogen.