Vicia faba: Physiology and Breeding: Proceedings of a Seminar in the EEC Programme of Coordination of Research on the Improvement of the Production of Plant Proteins, organised by the Centrum voor Agrobiologisch Onderzoek (Centre for Agrobiological Resear

by Robert Thompson (Editor)

Overview

This is the third major publication on Viaia faba reporting proceedings of seminars organised through the Commission of the European Communities in the context of the EEC Common Research Programme on Plant Protein Improvement. The previous two volumes report proceedings from the seminars in Bari in 1978 (Some current research on Vida faba in Western Europe) and in Cambridge in 1979 (Vicia faba: Feeding value, processing and viruses) • The theme of this seminar, held in Wageningen on 24th - 26th June, was selected to examine various aspects of plant physiology, especially in relation to their potential contribution to plant breeding. Areas identified for discussion included those to elucidate particular responses of the plant to the environment and, in the broader concept, an examination of the combined responses of ideotypes required to exploit fully the range of environments in which Viaia faba is grown. Increased pea breeding in Europe in recent years justified an assessment of the projected progress of the crop for dry seed production and two papers were invited on this topic. Participants visited Cebeco at Lelystad where, after hearing of the involvement in field beans and peas, the advanced selections in field plots were examined and discussed. On the same day visits were also made to the SVP experimental farm and to the CABO experimental farm at de Eest, to discuss the plant breeding/physiology experiments on field beans and peas. The seminar was organised by Dr. G. Dantuma and Ir. R.J.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789400983106
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	10/13/2011
Series:	World Crops: Production, Utilization and Description , #4
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Opening Remarks.- Session 1 Physiology.- Physiological Aspects of Growth and Development of Vicia faba.- Factors Limiting Growth and Yield of Vicia faba.- Drought Tolerance, Definition and Measurement.- A Field Study of the Carbon Economy of Normal and ‘Topless’ Field Beans (Vicia faba).- Variety X Environment Interaction in Vicia faba in Relation to the Genetic Structure of Varieties.- The Effect of Initial Seed Moisture Content on Germination, Stand and Yield of Faba Beans (Vicia faba) and Peas (Pisum sativum) in Western Canada.- Grain Yield Stability of Field Bean (Vicia faba L.) in North-Eastern Italy.- Factorial Analysis of Yield Components in Vicia faba.- General Discussion.- Session 2 Plant Models.- The Origin and Development of a Programme to Breed Leafless Dried Peas.- Determining Ideotypes for the ‘Leafless’ Pea Crop.- Some Reflections and Data about Useful Plant Types in Vicia faba Breeding.- Aspects of Faba Bean Ideotypes for Drier Conditions.- Determinate Growth in Vicia faba: An Opportunity for Accelerated Genetic Turnover.- Relationship between Plant Density and Structure of Yield in Different Growth Types of Vicia faba L..- Survey of the Breeding Work on Vicia faba at VEG Saatzucht Gotha/Friedrichswerth.- Some Observations on Heterosis in Succeeding Generations of Single Crosses of Vicia faba.- Session 3 Flowering, Pollination and Pod/Seed Set.- Study of the Fertility Components in Faba Beans (Vicia faba L.) — Variability among Six Different Genotypes — Effect of Top and Flower Removal.- Cellular Changes in the Pedicel and Peduncle during Flower Abscission in Vicia faba.- Bee Visits, Crossing Frequencies and Yield Structure of Field Beans (Vicia faba) with Closed Flower Character.- Factors Influencing Fertility of a Tetraploid in Vicia faba.-Recommendations and Suggestions for Future Research and Future Policies.- List of Participants.