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The faba beans in West Asia and North Africa are exposed to cold winters with uncertain rainfall, short springs and a hot and dry summer. Studies at the ICARDA site in North Syria suggest that the faba bean plant ideotypes suitable for these conditions should have the following attributes: ability to grow at low temperatures and recover from frost damage during the early vegetative growth; rapid reproductive growth in spring to ensure yield build-up before the hot summer sets in; moderate branching with 3–5 main stalks/plant and a leaf area index (LAI) of about 5.5 in the normal stands of 20–30 plants/m2; a deep root system capable of extracting moisture from deeper layers; high auto-fertility; and resistance to common diseases and pests, particularly Orobanche.
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Harris, Hazel C., 1979. Some aspects of the agroclimatology of West Asia and North Africa. In: Food Legume Improvement and Development; Proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria, 2–7 May 1978. Ottawa, Ont. IDRC, 7–4.
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Saxena, M.C., Hawtin, G.C., El-Ibrahim, H. (1981). Aspects of Faba Bean Ideotypes for Drier Conditions. In: Thompson, R. (eds) Vicia faba: Physiology and Breeding. World Crops: Production, Utilization, and Description, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8308-3_13
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