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Spring Field Bean 'Louhi' (Conv.)

€1.50

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Field beans (Vicia faba) have been cultivated for both human and animal consumption for thousands of years. Additionally, when planted later in the growing season, they serve as an outstanding green manure.  Variety 'Louhi is a very early bean with good resistance to lodging.
Please contact us for prices for bulk quantities. Conventional untreated. (Certified seed) More details below.

'Louhi' Field/Fava Beans

A high protein crop suited to the Irish climate which can be used to reduce dependence on imported feed
One of the oldest food crops in the world, fava beans are still a staple food in the Mediterranean region
Excellent break crop in cereal rotations
Field beans are becoming popular to use as green manures as they can be sown late and are easy to dig back in
Louhi has a very fast development and gives a high yield
Louhi is high in Protein and low in vicine-convicine, ideal for combining
Short variety with small seeds and good lodging
Chocolate spot and Ascochyta resistance
Can fix up to 40kg of N per ha. 

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