BROAD BEANS
(Vicia faba)
Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Characteristics table:

SEED COUNT PER GRAMME	GERM. LASTS YEARS	SOW (KG/HA) DIRECT SOWING	SOW (KG/HA) TRANSPLANT	DEPTH OF SOWING CM	DISTANCE (CM) - ROW-TO-ROW	DISTANCE (CM) - PLANT-TO-PLANT	SPROUTING TIME (DAYS)
0,4-1	4-6	140-180	-	3-5	40-80	15-20	8-12

VARIETY	Maturity	PLANT HEIGHT	POD LENGTH	SEED SIZE	SEEDS PER POD
White seeded early	early	70	20/25	medium	5
Violet seeded early	early	65	20	medium	5/6
Superaguadulce	medium early	90	30	medium large	7
Supersimonia	medium early	90	30/35	medium large	8
Long of Cascine	medium late	100	35	medium large	7/8

 

 

 

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