Report to the Grain Legumes Research Council and the Grain Research Committee on the attendance at the International Food Legume Research Conference, Spokane, Washington, U.S.A., July 6-11, 1986, and a tour of research organizations in U.S.A. and Canada, July 1986 [breeding].
1986
Walton G.H.
The breeding aim for crops throughout the world is an increase in yield. The relative importance of factors that limit the expression of yield potential differs in the various regions of the world. A major breeding aim in North America is resistance to disease. The breeding for yield in North America focuses on maximising the seed number and seed size produced on the first 2-3 flowering nodes. This criterion for yield will only be a success in areas having a limited range of environmental differences in which varieties of similar maturity are used. Another major breeding aim for pulse crops is seed quality and seed type. Cooking quality, taste, seed size and shape are selected. This has ensured the successful acceptance in the world's markets of the North American pulse production. The breeding system being used for faba bean utilizing natural cross-pollination is of particular interest. If the potential for faba bean production in Western Australia is such that the selection and development of new varieties is warranted, the system described could be useful.
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