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V05-022
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Basic Collection Information and Status
Fava Bean (Vicia faba, Fabaceae)
Cultural Affiliation n/aCollection Site Oregon, United States (latitude: n/a; altitude: 600 ft / 200 m)
Collection Year 1998
Accession Status Active
Catalog Information and Instructions
Guatemalan Purple FavaFV011
Large, deep purple colored seeds from Guatemala. Produced well in our winter grow-out in Tucson.
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Current availability of this variety is summarized below. We encourage the use of these seeds to benefit humanity and strive to facilitate access through a number of channels.
Seeds of this variety are not currently available for distribution. If you are interested in this accession for research, seed increase, or repatriation purposes, please contact us.Collection Site
Collection locality information is not available for this accession.
Climate information is not available for this accession.
Photographs
The Native Seeds/SEARCH digital photo collection for this accession is provided below.
Characterization and Evaluation
The table below lists observations of this accession's characteristics (why are characters sometimes listed more than once
?For some accessions, observations of a particular trait have been recorded over more than one season or location; these are indicated by the different values in the Lot column.
).| Character | Observation | Lot, Frequency and Comments | Character Description (Source and Code) |
|---|---|---|---|
| flower ground color | Mixed (predominantly white with vertically tending brown streaks) | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.2.3) |
| plant height | 58.90 cm | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.1.6) |
| wing petal color | Mixed (predominantly brown with white outer reaches) | lot: CF '05 | (Bioversity 4.2.5) |
| Fava Bean Introduction | Cultivation Instructions | Seed Saving Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Fava beans, or broad beans, were domesticated in the Near East several thousand years ago. Eat them fresh or dry. As nitrogen fixers, they make a great cover crop. | Plant in fall or late winter in the low desert, or early spring at higher elevations. Improve germination by soaking overnight then prechilling seed in moist paper towel in the refrigerator for 3 days before planting. Plant 1" deep and 8" apart. If insect population is low, gently shake flowering plants daily to encourage fruit set. | Generally self-pollinating, but can cross with other varieties via insects. Let seeds mature and dry on the bush. The pods will turn dark brown, dry & wrinkled. Shell before storing. |
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