There is a great demand for high-protein materials for livestock feed in Europe and
European agriculture has a deficit of about 70% high-protein materials of which 87% is met …

Humans are currently confronted by many global challenges. These include achieving food
security for a rapidly expanding population, lowering the risk of climate change by reducing …

The grain legume (pulse) faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is grown world-wide as a protein source
for food and feed. At the same time faba bean offers ecosystem services such as renewable …

Data collated from around the world indicate that, for every tonne of shoot dry matter
produced by crop legumes, the symbiotic relationship with rhizobia is responsible for fixing …

The key environmental benefits of faba bean are its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen
symbiotically under a broad spectrum of environmental conditions and making this …

Changes in the sequence of crops grown on agricultural land are well known to enhance the
yield of grain crops such as wheat. A survey of the literature gathered from around the world …

Intercropping is the system of simultaneously growing two or more crops on the same land
area with a definite row arrangement. However, it is very much important to ensure that …

Microorganisms play essential roles in agricultural systems, and their abundance, diversity
and activity can be influenced by management practices. Crop rotational diversity is known …

Root and foot diseases severely impede grain legume cultivation worldwide. Breeding lines
with resistance against individual pathogens exist, but these resistances are often overcome …

D wight D. Eisenhower, 34th US President (1953 to 1961), summarized the plow dilemma by
stating,“Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you are a thousand miles …