Faba Bean Information Service (FABIS). No.3

Abstract

This newsletter forms part of an information service which is aimed at improving communications between Vicia faba researchers who are concerned with this plant as a crop species. This service is seen as a flexible entity in those publications other than the newsletter could appear under the name of Fabis. Such additional publications could include details of the Vicia faba research being carried out by different people and institutions, lists of germplasm collections, annotated bibliographies and production figures for the crop in the different countries around the world where it is grown. The general articles in this issue focus on Seed Quality and Nutrition. In addition, there is a General Article from Sudan on faba bean breeding. This issue also contains a Short Communication on faba bean production and research in China.