A new faba bean cultivar for the northern province of the Sudan
1989
Salih, S.H. (Hudeiba Research Station, El-Damer (Sudan)) | Ali, A.E. (Food Research Centre, Shambat (Sudan))
Out of eight lines evaluated for yield and yield components during the four seasons (1982-1985) in the Silaim area, northern Sudan, the faba bean line SM-L proved the best. It gave the highest average yield and outyielded the standard checks, Hudeiba 72 and the local genotype, by 17.6% and 27.6%, respectively. SM-L also gave good quality seed as measured by the 100-seed weight, percent non-soaking seeds, percent protein content, and cooking time. Therefore, the line was released, under the name "Silaim improved', and recommended for the Northern province of Sudan
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