Faba bean

Mixtures of legumes for forage production

This article is one out of 15 book chapters. All chapters of the book are available on the Hub. Ćupina, B., Mikić, A., Krstić, Ð., Vujić, S., Zorić, L., Ðorđević, V. and Erić, P. (2017). Mixtures of legumes for forage production. In: Murphy-Bokern, D., Stoddard, F....

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Grain legumes: an overview

This article is one out of 15 book chapters. All chapters of the book are available on the Hub. Stoddard, F. (2017). Grain legumes: an overview. In: Murphy-Bokern, D., Stoddard, F. and Watson, C. (Eds.).  Legumes in cropping systems. CABI.

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Legume crops and biodiversity

This article is one out of 15 book chapters. All chapters of the book are available on the Hub. Everwand, G., Cass, S., Dauber, J., Williams, M. and Jane Stout (2017). Legume crops and biodiversity. In: Murphy-Bokern, D., Stoddard, F. and Watson, C. (Eds.).  Legumes...

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Establishing high-yielding faba bean

Outcome Successful establishment of the crop supported by adequate soil water throughout the growing period provides the foundation of exceptionally high yields. Principles The overall purpose of managing establishment is to produce a fully functioning crop canopy...

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Feeding faba bean to dairy cows

  Outcome Soya can be substituted using faba bean in dairy cow rations without affecting milk output or compositional quality. Successful use of faba bean depends on the level of substitution and being able to balance rations to maintain rumen bypass protein...

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Biological nitrogen fixation in legumes

  Legumes are the most important hosts of biological nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems, especially agricultural ecosystems. Nitrogen fixed by legumes is an alternative to synthetically-fixed nitrogen in fertilisers. Because of BNF, introducing legumes...

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Alternatives to soya for dairy cows

  Outcome Soybean meal can be replaced as a concentrated protein source for dairy cows without compromising milk yield or quality. There may be economic benefits depending on the price of soya and other protein sources. Switching to other high-protein feed...

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