Faba bean

Utilising the pre-crop effect of grain legumes

Utilising the pre-crop effect of grain legumes

  Components of the pre-crop effect The pre-crop effect includes two elements: the nitrogen effect and the break crop effect. The nitrogen effect is the provision of nitrogen to the following crop through the nitrogen carried over in the residue from the previous...

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Growing faba bean and pea in the Nordic region

Growing faba bean and pea in the Nordic region

  Outcome Useful knowledge on cultivating faba bean and pea under Nordic conditions.   Uses of the crops The most common grain legumes grown in the Nordic countries are pea (Pisum sativum L.) and faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Both provide a good break crop in...

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