Evaluation of faba bean breeding lines under different rainfed conditions

Youssef Rouphael, Fouad Maalouf, Joseph Daou, Hassan Machlab. (20/6/2011). Evaluation of faba bean breeding lines under different rainfed conditions. France: HAL Open Archive.

Abstract

Oral Presentation in Model Legume Congress Sainte-Maxime, France, 15-19 May 2011. A study evaluated eight drought-tolerant faba bean breeding lines and three cultivars under rainfed conditions in two stations in the Bekaa region of Lebanon. The study found that grain yield and other yield components were higher in the station with higher rainfall, while water use efficiency was higher in the drier station. This suggests that breeding lines performing well in low rainfall areas may not perform as well in high rainfall environments.