Vicia faba: AGRONOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND BREEDING WORLD CROPS: PRODUCTION, UTILIZATION, DESCRIPTION Volume 10 Related titles previously published: 1. Stanton WR, Flach M, eds: SAGO. The equatorial swamp as a natural resource. 1980. ISBN 90-247-2470-8 2. Pollmer WG, Phipps RH, eds: Improvement of quality traits of maize for grain and silage use. 1980. ISBN 90-247-2289-6 3. Bond DA, ed: Vicia faba: Feeding value, processing and viruses. 1980. ISBN 90-247-2362-0 4. Thompson R, ed: Vicia faba: Physiology and breeding. 1981. ISBN 90-247-2496-1 5. Bunting ES, ed: Production and utilization of protein and oilseed crops. 1981. ISBN 90-247-2532-1 6. Hawtin G, Webb C, eds: Faba bean improvement. 1982. ISBN 90-247-2593-3 7. Margaris N, Koedam A, Vokou D, eds: Aromatic plants: Basic and applied aspects. 1982. ISBN 90-247-2720-0 8. Thompson R, Casey R, eds: Perspectives for peas and lupins as protein crops. 1983. ISBN 90-247-2792-8 9. Saxena MC, Singh KB, eds: Ascochyta blight and winter sowing of chick peas. 1984. ISBN 90-247-2875-4 Vicia faba: Agronomy, Physiology and Breeding Proceedings oj a Seminar in the CEC Programme of Coordination oj Research on Plant Protein lmprovement, held at the University oj Nottingham, United Kingdom, 14-16 September 1983 Sponsored by the Commission oj the European Communities, Directorate General jor Agriculture, Coordination oj Agricultural Research edited by P.D. HEBBLETHWAITE, T.C.K. DAWKINS, M.C. HEATH School oj Agriculture University of Notfingharn United Kingdom G. LOCKWOOD Plant Breeding Institute Cambridge United Kingdom 1984 SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Vicia. fa.ba.. (World crops ; v. 10) "Proceedings of a seminar in the CEC Programme of Coordination of Research on Plant Protein Improvement, held a.t the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, 14-16 September 1983; sponsored by the Commision of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Agriculture, Coordination of Agricultural Research." 1. Faba bean--Congresses. I. Hebblethwaite, P. D. II. CEC Programme of Coordination of Research on Plant Protein Improvement. III. Commission of the European Communities. Coo~dination of Agricultural Research. IV. Series. SB35l.F3V53 1984 633.3 84-4181 ISBN 978-90-481-8279-4 ISBN 978-94-017-3647-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-3647-3 Book information Publication arranged by: Commission of the European Communities, Direc torate-General Information Market and Innovation, Luxembourg Copyright/legal notice © 1984 by Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg in 1984 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers, Neither the Commission of the European Communities nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information. V CONTENTS ix PREFACE SESSION PHYSIOLOGY AND AGRONOMY COMPONENTS OF THE YIELD AND YIELD OF VICIA FABA. Ph. Plancquaert and J.L. Raphalen. 1 PROPOSAL OF A GROWTH STAGES KEY FOR VICIA FABA. R. Stulpnagel. 9 VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPRODUCTIVE TISSUES OF VICIA FABA L. G. White, P. Gates and D. Boulter. 15 GROWTH HABIT IN RELATION TO ASSIMILATE PARTITIONING AND SOME CONSEQUENCES FOR FIELD BEAN BREEDING. D.A. Baker, G.P. Chapman, M.J. Standish and M.P. Bailey. 23 NITRATE REDUCTION IN VICIA FABA GROWN AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES. M. Andrews, J. Sutherland and J.I. Sprent. 29 EFFECT OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR COMBINATIONS ON FABA BEAN DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD COMPONENTS. M. Kellerhals and E.R. Keller. 37 EFFECTS OF WATER STRESS ON SOME GROWTH PARAMETERS AND YIELDS OF FIELD BEAN CROPS. A.J. Karamanos. 47 VEGETATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE GROWTH OF FABA BEANS (VICIA FABA L.) AS INFLUENCED BY WATER SUPPLY. G. Dantuma and C. Grashoff. 61 THE EFFECT OF IRRIGATION AND BEES ON THE YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF VICIA FABA L. P.D. Hebblethwaite, R.K. Scott and J.O.S. Kogbe. 71 BEHAVIOUR OF FIELD BEAN LINES WITH A WATER TABLE MAINTAINED AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. A. Alvino, G. Zerbi, L. Frusciante, and L.M. Monti. 95 EVALUATION OF SEED METERING DEVICES FOR SOWING GRAIN LEGUMES. G.G. Rowland and R.M. Kehrig. 103 THE EFFECTS OF POOR SOIL PHYSICAL CONDITIONS ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF VICIA FABA. T.C.K. Dawkins and J.C. Brereton. 113 EFFECT OF SEED SOURCE ON PERFORMANCE OF FABA BEAN VARIETIES. D.A. Bond and M. Pope. 127 VI RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FORECASTING APHIS FABAE DAMAGE AND CONTROL, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR OTHER PESTS OF VICIA FABA. M.E. Cammell and M.J. Way. 135 THE POTENTIAL OF WHOLE-CROP VICIA FABA FüR ENSILAGE. J.S. Faulkner and R.W.J. Steen. 143 SOME RESULTS OBTAINED IN BELGIUM ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF VICIA FABA HARVESTED IN GRAIN OR FüR WHOLE CROP SILAGE. A. Falisse, F. Cors, R. Biston and N. Bartiaux-Thill. 151 INFLUENCE OF DENSITY ON THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER FIELD BEAN (VICIA FABA). D. Poulain. 159 RESULTS OF THE JOINT FABA BEAN AND PEA TRIALS OF THE YEARS 1980-1982. E. Ebmeyer. 169 YIELD STABILITY OF FABA BEANS AND PEAS IN EEC JOINT TRIALS 1980-82. D.A. Bond. 177 FABA BEANS IN CHINA : SOME FACTS AND PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS, PARTICULARLY CONCERNING VIRUS DISEASES. A.J. Cockbain. 185 SESSION 2 BREEDING AND CYTOGENETICS SELECTION METHODS FOR YIELD IMPROVEMENT IN FABA BEANS. L.M. Monti and L. Frusciante. 193 BARRIERS TO INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDISATION BETWEEN VICIA FABA AND OTHER SPECIES OF SECTION FABA. G. Ramsay, B. Pickersgill, J.K. Jones, L.Hammond and M.H. Stewart. 201 BREEDING FüR SELF-FERTILITY. J.I. Cubero and M.T. Moreno. 209 A DESIGN FüR TESTING SOME GENOTYPE X ENVIRONMENT I NTERA CTI ONS. J. Picard and G. Duc. 219 MICRODENSITOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF VICIA FABA L. CHROMOSOME IMAGES. E. Filippone, L.A. Smaldone and L.M. Monti. 225 VARIABILITY INDUCED BY A DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME IN VICIA FABA L. ~onicella, A. Errico, F. Saccardo and N. La Gioia. 231 FABA BEAN CYTOGENETICS AT CORDOBA, SPAIN. A. Martin, J.A. Gonzalez and P. Barcelo. 239 \fii THE INCIDENCE OF OVULE FERTILIZATION IN FABA BEAN FLOWERS FROM COMMERCIAL CROPS AND FROM EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS OF CONTRASTING GENOTYPES. F.L. Stoddard and G. Lockwood. 247 NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY IN VICIA FABA L. G. Duc, R. Scalla and A. Lefebre. 255 INSTABILITY OF CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY IN VICIA FABA : ROLE OF TEMPERATURE AT MEIOSIS. J. Le Guen, P. Berthelern and F. Rousselle. 261 SESSION 3 NUTRITION AND QUALITY AN ASSESMENT OF THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVING THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF FIELD BEANS (VICIA FABA) - A PROGRESS REPORT. D.W. Griffiths. 271 QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY DETERMINING CONSTITUENTS IN SEEDS OF DIFFERENT INBRED LINES FROM A WORLD COLLECTION OF VICIA FABA. M. Frauen, G. Röbbelen and E. Ebrneyer. 279 ANTINUTRITIONAL AND FAVISM INDUCING FACTORS IN VICIA FABA L. : NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF FIELD BEANS; METABOLISM AND PROPERTIES OF VICINE, CONVICINE AND DOPA-GLUCOSIDE. B. Bjerg, 8.0. Eggurn, 0. Olsen and H. Sorensen. 287 SESSION 4 CONCLUSIONS FABA BEAN RESEARCH IN EUROPE. P.D. Hebblethwaite. 297 CYTOGENETICS. G.P. Chaprnan. 317 GENERAL DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 319 DR. IR. G. DANTUMA 1924-1983 323 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 325 IX PREFACE This is the fourth major publication on Vicia faba reporting proceedings of seminars organised through the Commission of the European Communities in the context of the E.E.C. Common Research Programme on Plant Protein Improvement. The previous three volumes report proceedings from the seminar in Sari in 1978 (Some current research on Vicia faba in Western Europe), and from Cambridge in 1979 (Vicia faba : Feeding value, processing and viruses) and in Wageningen in 1980 (Vicia faba : Physiology and Breeding). The theme of this seminar, held at the University of Nottingham from 14th to 16th September 1983 was selected to examine current research on agronomy, physiology, plant breeding and nutrition. 84 delegates from 15 European countries attended. Throughout the seminar there was a spirit of friendliness and co-operation. Everyone seemed dedicated to doing real justice to the faba bean crop. The organisation of this seminar would not have been possible without the help of my secretary, Mrs. Jeanne Rodwell who undertook most of the administrative and secretarial work. P.D. Hebblethwaite COMPONENTS OF THE YIELD AND YIELD OF VICIA FABA Ph. Plancquaert, J.L. Raphalen Institut Technique des Cereales et des Fourrages 8 Avenue du President Wilson, 75116 Paris, France. ABSTRACT Preliminary experiments have indicated the main factors affecting the yield of winter (6 trials) and spring faba beans (5 trials) : information is presented on the development of pods and flowers, yield and yield components and grain protein content at different locations in France. INTRODUCTION The yield of Vicia faba is often variable. Climatic conditions have a considerable effect on growth and development and influence the development of diseases and pests. The objectives of these experiments are : - to evaluate development of the componentsof yield - to identify the climatic parameters which influence growth and development at different growth stages. This paper presents provisional results from experiments carried out by I.T.C.F. in conjunction with I.N R.A., school of agriculture, breeders and funded by U.N.I.P. and the Ministry of Agriculture. MATERIALS AND METHODS - Cultural conditions in each experiment, Vicia faba was grown under optimum conditions : pests and diseases were controlled regularly. The varieties used were Ascott (spring) and Survoy (winter). - Observations : - number of plants after emergence and post winter from 4 x 1 m2 areas. - development of flowers and ovules by numbering, every 5 to 6 days, flowers and pods on 3 x 20 consecutive plants. P.D. Hebblethwaite, T.C.K. Dawkins, M.C. Heath and G. Lockwood (eds.) Vicia jaba: Agronomy, Physiology and Breeding. ISBN 978-90-481-8279-4 © 1984, Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers.