• 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 ...
    • 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. ...