seed protein profiles of 47 accessions belonging to eleven species and four tribes of grain legumes were studied, by extracting the total proteins from ten single seeds in each accession and performing sds-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. all eleven species were clearly recognizable from their protein banding patterns, but only phaseolus vulgaris expressed high intraspecific variations, ...

The subunit of the Vicia graminea lectin with blood-group-N specificity was examined by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis and gel filtration in 6M-guanidinium chloride, and its molecular weights was found to be 25 000. The unique N-terminal sequence fof the first nine residues of the lectin confirmed that Vicia lectin consists of four identical chains non-covalently lin...

Broad bean (Vicia faba) is a herbaceous climbing plant that can self-pollinate and grow in any type of soil. It is now cultivated throughout the world and commonly used in cooking. Vicia faba belongs to the Fabaceae family and comprises 3 distinct varieties: Vicia faba var minor, Vicia faba var equina, and Vicia faba var major, which is the most widely eaten. Broad beans are eaten raw, cooked, ...

This paper presents results of a plot-scale field experiment aiming at the comparative evaluation of agricultural practices and agricultural systems as far as their performance in very-low-rainfall conditions is concerned. Wheat was seeded after common vetch, treated in three different ways, after fallow or after the incorporation of dried sewage sludge or straw. Grain and straw yields and grai...

Seed-cotyledons of Vicia faba L. an unconventional legume from Bangladesh were analyzed for chemical composition and protein functionality to assess its potential usage as an alternative source of protein. Proximate component in per cent were crude protein 30.57, crude fat 3.22, crude fibre 2.73, ash 3.61 and carbohydrate 59.87. With the exception of methionine plus cystine, the essential amino...

One of the important edible legumes, faba bean (Vicia L.) contains high protein levels and amino acids in its seeds essential for human nutrition animal feeding; it also consists anti-nutritional factors such as vicine, convicine, tannin. For a balanced healthy diet, cultivars should be improved seed yield, acids, low factors. The aims this study were to select genotypes (i) (ii) factors, (iii)...

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a highland legume having potential for soil conservation. Upscaling cultivation requires initial inquiry on its growth and yield. In this research, we have investigated bean’s yield in different location (high tunnel open field) under population density (1, 2, 3 plants per pot). We found that interaction between has significant effect number of leaves, shoot fresh w...

Seed samples from two near-isogenic faba bean (Vicia faba L.) lines were examined for the levels of so-called anti-nutritional factors (ANF). From the ANF known to be present in faba beans, trypsin inhibitor activity, functional lectins, condensed tannins and pyrimidine glycosides were analysed. It was concluded that the lines differed only in the content of condensed tannins being < 0.5 g/kg a...

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a facultative cross-pollinating legume crop with a great importance for food and feed due to its high protein content as well as the important role in soil fertility and nitrogen fixation. In this work we evaluated genetic diversity and population structure of faba bean accessions from the Western Mediterranean basin and wild related species. For that purpose we scr...