Broad bean

Catalogue Type

Seed Catalogue

Scientific Name

Vicia faba

Family

Fabaceae

Distinguishing Characters

i) Each pod contains 3 – 8 seeds which is round to oval and 5 – 10 mm diameter usually flattened.
ii) Vicia faba has diploid (2n) chromosome number of 12 where 5 pairs are acrocentric and one pair is metacentric.

Photo of Seed

Description

i) Broad bean are excellent protein source.

ii) Broad bean are member of pea family and are one of the oldest known cultivated plants.

iii) It is a stiffly erect plant 0.5 – 1.8 m tall with stout stems of square cross section.