Proceedings of the International Faba Bean Conference

Abstract

The first International Conference on Faba Beans, sponsored by the ICARDA/IFAD Nile Valley Project in cooperation with the Government of Egypt, was held at the Pyramids Holiday Inn Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, on March 7-11, 1981. The primary objective of this conference was to focus on the problems of irrigated faba beans in the Nile Valley of Egypt and northern Sudan. The topics covered included the current status of breeding methodology and major breeding objectives, physiology and agronomy of faba beans under irrigated conditions, symbiotic nitrogen fixation, diseases, pests, Orobanche, weed control, nutritional quality, and economic aspects. All presentations and discussions were geared to have practical relevance to research on increasing the productivity and food value of faba beans in the Nile Valley.