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Variety traits

Plant height — faba bean

Vicia faba L.

An important quantitative trait of faba beans that correlates directly with grain and green mass yields. In breeding, plant height is considered in combination with the height of the lowest pod attachment, which determines losses during mechanical harvesting.

In the reference 56 varieties crop Broad bean, where this is mentioned in the description.

The biological height of faba beans varies from 30 to 200 cm, with the optimal range for varieties with high seed productivity considered to be 69–90 cm. The classification includes dwarf forms up to 10 cm, short (10–45 cm), medium (45–90 cm), and tall (over 90 cm). This indicator depends significantly on moisture availability during critical growth stages.

For harvesting efficiency, not only the total height but also the height of the lowest pod attachment is critical, with an optimal value of 22–36 cm. Despite the tendency to form an upright stem, plant height remains a determining factor in realizing the variety's yield potential.

General information about the subject — on the page Plant height.

Sources8

Varieties of Broad bean mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Laura

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Werner Horn

EE LT LV
10 records

Genius

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT
12 records

Callas

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Werner Horn

EE LT
8 records

Apollo

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Werner Horn

EE UA
7 records

Nile

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

DLF SEEDS A/S

EE
4 records

Isabell

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Werner Horn

EE LT
5 records

Inovec

Protection expired

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

SLOVOVISTO

HR SK
4 records

Babylon

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Nickerson International Research S.N.C.

NL
5 records

Fury

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Olaf Sass^^^Martin Frauen

DE
3 records

Rodeo

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

3 records

NOS Ronja

Application submitted

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Nordic Seed A/S

EE LT
4 records

Vinicius

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Semillas Battle S.A.

LT PT
3 records

Pantani

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

NPZ UK Plant Breeding

5 records

Wapiti

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

SEMSEARCH B.V.

4 records

Bioro

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzuchtbetrieb Hans Gahleitner

AT LT
3 records

Protina

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Werner Horn

EE
4 records

Gracia

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

AT
4 records

Dosis

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

5 records

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

W A CHURCH (BURES) LTD

NL
3 records

Disco

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

I.N.R.A. Agri Obtentions S.A.

AT
4 records

Carola

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Probstdorfer Saatzucht GmbH

AT SK
5 records

Caprice

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Werner Horn

4 records

Namiby

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

2 records

Optica

Protection expired

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Nickerson Zwaan

NL
3 records