• Faba Bean Cultivation – Revealing Novel Managing Practices for More Sustainable and Competitive European Cropping Systems 

      Karkanis, Anestis; Ntatsi, Georgia; Lepse, Liga; Fernández, Juan A.; Vågen, Ingunn Molund; Rewald, Boris; Alsina, Ina; Kronberga, Arta; Balliu, Astrit; Olle, Margit; Bodner, Gernot; Dubova, Laila; Rosa, Eduardo; Savvas, Dimitrios (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-02)
      Faba beans are highly nutritious because of their high protein content: they are a good source of mineral nutrients, vitamins, and numerous bioactive compounds. Equally important is the contribution of faba bean in maintaining ...
    • Influence of Baltic Agro-Environmental Conditions on Yield and Quality of Fava Bean Crops in Conventional Systems 

      Lepse, Liga; Vågen, Ingunn Molund; Zeipina, Solvita; Torp, Torfinn; Olle, Margit; Rosa, Eduardo; Dominguez-Perles, Raul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-23)
      Fava bean (Vicia faba L.) yields are featured by high variability, influenced by the agro-environmental conditions during the growing seasons. These legume crops are sensitive to hydric and heat stresses. The adaptation ...
    • Possibility of Vegetable Soybean Cultivation in North Europe 

      Zeipina, Solvita; Vågen, Ingunn Molund; Lepse, Liga (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-01)
      The interest in cultivation of vegetable soybeans, also known as edamame, in the North Europe region has increased during the last years due to their high nutritional value and excellent taste properties. During the last ...
    • Trait identification of faba bean ideotypes for Northern European environments 

      Bodner, Gernot; Kronberga, Arta; Lepse, Liga; Olle, Margit; Vågen, Ingunn Molund; Rabante, Lasma; Fernández, Juan A.; Ntatsi, Georgia; Balliu, Astrit; Rewald, Boris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-07)
      European pulse production faces a continued loss of cultivated area along with decreasing or stagnant yields. Vicia faba is a traditional legume with high genetic diversity cultivated in a wide range of European climates. ...