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Factors of yield determination in faba bean (Vicia faba)

Najeeb H. Alharbi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0663-3258 A B and Kedar N. Adhikari https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4662-2211 B C
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A Atomic Energy Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

B IA Watson Grains Research Centre, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Narrabri, NSW 2390, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: kedar.adhikari@sydney.edu.au

Crop and Pasture Science 71(4) 305-321 https://doi.org/10.1071/CP19103
Submitted: 18 March 2019  Accepted: 28 January 2020   Published: 21 April 2020

Abstract

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is an important cool-season legume crop that ranks fourth after chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), field pea (Pisum sativum L.) and lentil (Lens culinaris L.) in terms of total production. The global production of faba bean was 4.8 Mt in 2017, with China, Ethiopia and Australia being the largest producers (1.8, 0.93 and 0.37 Mt, respectively). However, its area of production is not increasing relative to other crops, mainly because of high yield instability. This can be attributed to several factors related to plant traits (e.g. phenology, morpho-physiology) and biotic and abiotic stresses. Faba bean has a very poor flower : pod ratio, with a maximum 20% of flowers resulting in pods. Environmental stresses such as frost, heat and drought cause significant damage to flowers and young pods; therefore, matching phenology of crops to the environment is important for avoiding or minimising detrimental effects of unfavourable environmental conditions. In order to improve adaptation and yield, we need to understand the main factors affecting plant growth, including biotic stresses, identify the main yield components, and find traits associated with tolerance to frost, heat and drought.

Additional keywords: biomass partitioning, morphology, sowing date.


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