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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2018

Faba Bean Cultivation - Revealing Novel Managing Practices for More Sustainable and Competitive European Cropping Systems.

Anestis Karkanis, Georgia Ntatsi, Liga Lepse, Juan A Fernández, Ingunn M Vågen, Boris Rewald, Ina Alsiņa, Arta Kronberga, Astrit Balliu, Margit Olle and 4 more

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Anestis KarkanisDepartment of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece.
Georgia NtatsiLaboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Liga LepsePūre Horticultural Research Centre, Pūre, Latvia.
Juan A FernándezDepartment of Horticulture, Technical University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain.
Ingunn M VågenDepartment of Horticulture, Division of Food Production and Society, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Oslo, Norway.
Boris RewaldDepartment of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Ina AlsiņaInstitute of Soil and Plant Sciences, Latvia University of Agriculture, Jelgava, Latvia.
Arta KronbergaDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Priekuli, Latvia.
Astrit BalliuDepartment of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.
Margit OlleEstonian Crop Research Institute, Jõgeva, Estonia.
Gernot BodnerDepartment of Crop Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
Laila DubovaInstitute of Soil and Plant Sciences, Latvia University of Agriculture, Jelgava, Latvia.
Eduardo RosaUTAD-CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
Dimitrios SavvasLaboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 the sustainability of agricultural systems, as it is highly efficient in the symbiotic fixation of atmospheric nitrogen. This article provides an overview of factors influencing faba bean yield and quality, and addresses the main biotic and abiotic constraints. It also reviews the factors relating to the availability of genetic material and the agronomic features of faba bean production that contribute to high yield and the improvement of European cropping systems. Emphasis is to the importance of using new high-yielding cultivars that are characterized by a high protein content, low antinutritional compound content, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. New cultivars should combine several of these characteristics if an increased and more stable production of faba bean in specific agroecological zones is to be achieved. Considering that climate change is also gradually affecting many European regions, it is imperative to breed elite cultivars that feature a higher abiotic-biotic stress resistance and nutritional value than currently used cultivars. Improved agronomical practices for faba bean crops, such as crop establishment and plant density, fertilization and irrigation regime, weed, pest and disease management, harvesting time, and harvesting practices are also addressed, since they play a crucial role in both the production and quality of faba bean.

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