field bean


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Related to field bean: Vicia faba, fava bean, Runner beans
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Synonyms for field bean

Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder

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(1997) described that level of disease on wheat was low in wheat and field bean intercropping when bean density was increased.
(2001) reported similar results in forage peas and field beans. They reported that delaying the harvest by 14 weeks gave the highest yields of dry matter.
Mineral concentration of tubers was not significantly (0.05%) affected by monoculture or intercropping with various field bean densities.
In 1994, the patent says, field beans that were yellow in color were discovered in a package of dry edible beans purchased in Mexico and brought to the United States.
Field bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the major grain legumes grown in Swaziland.
Genotypic and phenotypic variances and correlations in field bean (Vicia faba L.) in the Northern Province of the Sudan.
Plant architecture and physiological efficiency in the field bean. p.
Many authors found laboratory germination tests to correlate well with field emergence of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] (Edje and Burris, 1971; TeKrony and Egli, 1977; Johnson and Wax, 1978; Yaklich and Kulik, 1979, Szczepanska-Kolasinska, 1982) and field bean (Vicia faba L.) (Hegarty, 1977).
The pollination requirements of the field bean (Vicia faba).
Factors affecting the proportion of cross-bred and selfed seed obtained from field bean (Vicia faba L.) crops.
Beans With limited land available, farmers were urged to embrace climbing beans, which offer higher yields compared to field beans. Traditional field beans give farmers eight to 10 bags per acre while the climbing beans have the potential to yield 15 bags, Wepukhulu said.
Other pulses, such as field beans and peas, have similar amino acid profiles to soya while Aberystwyth researchers advocate red clover, which usually has higher true protein contents than grass.
Pollination is not just important for the food we eat, it's vital for the foraging crops, such as field beans and clover, used to feed the livestock we depend on for meat.