Faba Bean Improvement: Proceedings of the Faba Bean Conference held in Cairo, Egypt, March 7–11, 1981 (World Crops: Production, Utilization and Description, 6)

Faba beans, formerly known as broad beans, are among the oldest crops in the world. It has in fact been claimed with some justification that the Pyramids were built on faba beans! They are today a major crop in many countries such as China, Egypt and the Sudan; and are widely grown for human food throughout the Me~iterranean region, in Ethiopia and in parts of Latin America. In recent years there has been a growing interest in faba bean production as a protein source for stock feed in parts of Europe, North America and Aus· tralia. The publication served by this preface arose from the first International Faba Bean Con­ ference, held in Cairo, Egypt, on March 7-11, 1981 which provided a suitable forum for the review of many scientifically important aspects of the improvement of the crop. Leading faba bean specialists from four continents who participated were able not only to contri· bute from their personal expertise in relevant subjects, but in return to gain from their ex­ perience of Nile Valley conditions and from close contact with so many of the world's faba bean scientists. The conference was supported in the main by the ICARDAjIFAD Nile Valley Faba Bean Project. Additional support was received from a number of other organisations and institutions whose help is gladly acknowledged. These included the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) of the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture; G.T.Z. of Germany; IDRC of Canada; the National Research Center of Egypt; and Cairo University. Front Matter....Pages I-VIII Genetic Resources of Faba Beans....Pages 1-13 The Genetic Improvement of Faba Bean....Pages 15-32 Pollination Studies on Faba Beans....Pages 33-39 The Development and Performance of Synthetic Varieties of Vicia Faba L.....Pages 41-51 Male Sterility in Vicia Faba ....Pages 53-69 Population Improvement in Faba Beans....Pages 71-74 Need, Concept and Breeding Strategy for Wider Adaptability in Vicia Faba ....Pages 75-81 Mutation Breeding in Faba Beans....Pages 83-90 Interspecific Hybridization in Vicia....Pages 91-108 Faba Bean Agronomy in Egypt....Pages 109-116 Faba Bean Agronomy in the Sudan....Pages 117-125 Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Faba Beans....Pages 127-138 Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Faba Beans in Sudan....Pages 139-143 Physiological Aspects of Adaption....Pages 145-159 Utilising Alternative Models in Vicia Faba L.....Pages 161-164 The Effects of Water Stress on the Growth, Development and Yield of Vicia Faba L.....Pages 165-175 Flower and Pod Drop....Pages 177-184 Tolerance to Salinity....Pages 185-189 Weed and Orobanche Control in Egypt....Pages 191-198 Breeding for Resistance to Orobanche ....Pages 199-206 Characteristics of a Local Faba Bean Collection and Its Reaction to Orobanche ....Pages 207-212 Major Disease Problems of Faba Beans in Egypt....Pages 213-225 Major Disease Problems of Faba Beans in Sudan....Pages 227-232 Virus Diseases of Faba Beans....Pages 233-242 Screening for Resistance to Chocolate Spot Caused by Botrytis Fabae ....Pages 243-250 Breeding for Resistance to Faba Bean Rust....Pages 251-257 Factors Affecting Resistance to Root Rot and Wilt Diseases....Pages 259-270 Faba Bean Pests in Egypt....Pages 271-275 Major Pests of Faba Beans in Sudan....Pages 277-283 Breeding for Resistance to Aphids....Pages 285-295 How Yield Stability Can Influence Farmers’ Decisions to Adopt New Technologies: The Case of Faba Bean Production in Egypt....Pages 297-308 The Role of Faba Beans in the Egyptian Diet....Pages 309-315 Faba Beans and their Role in Diets in Sudan....Pages 317-318 Protein Quantity and Quality in Vicia Faba ....Pages 319-331 Antinutritional Factors in Faba Beans....Pages 333-341 Favism....Pages 343-353 Cooking Quality of Faba Beans....Pages 355-362 Hard Seeds in Faba Bean....Pages 363-371 The Egyptian National Program....Pages 373-379 The Sudanese National Program....Pages 381-387 Back Matter....Pages 389-398