ABSTRACT
Efficient and sustainable production of faba bean R. Redden, RJR Agricultural Consultants, Australia; X. Zong, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China; R. M. Norton, International Plant Nutrition Institute and The University of Melbourne, Australia; F. L. Stoddard, University of Helsinki, Finland; F. Maalouf, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Lebanon; S. Ahmed and M. El Bouhssini, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Morocco; Y. Tao and L. Rong, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China; and L. Ling, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Science, China
1 Introduction
2 Faba bean production in China
3 Faba bean production in Central and West Asia, North Africa regions (CWANA)
4 Faba bean breeding
5 Faba bean genetic and genomic resources
6 Faba bean management with limited water resources
7 Faba bean BNF
8 Faba bean mineral nutrient requirements
9 Conclusion
10 Where to look for further information
11 References
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is grown in many different cropping systems as a dry grain (pulse), green grains and pods, animal feed and a green manure worldwide. Faba bean contributes to the sustainability of cropping systems through its ability to fix nitrogen that can be used by succeeding non-legume crops. Cropping systems range from intercropped with maize to cultivation as a broad acre field crop as part of a rotation with other arable crops.
