Accumulation of Minerals in Faba Bean Seeds and Straw in Relation to Sowing Density

Magdalena Serafin-Andrzejewska, Anna Jama-Rodzeńska (), Waldemar Helios, Andrzej Kotecki, Marcin Kozak, Monika Białkowska, Jan Bárta and Veronika Bártová
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Magdalena Serafin-Andrzejewska: Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24 A, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Anna Jama-Rodzeńska: Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24 A, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Waldemar Helios: Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24 A, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Andrzej Kotecki: Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24 A, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Marcin Kozak: Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24 A, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Monika Białkowska: Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24 A, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Jan Bárta: Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia, Na Sádkách 178, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Veronika Bártová: Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia, Na Sádkách 178, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: Faba beans ( Vicia faba L.) are a high-protein legume crop that can be widely cultivated in most climates in Europe. The amino acid composition of the faba bean protein is also beneficial for monogastric animals since it contains a great deal of lysine, an amino acid that is deficient in cereals. Two genotypes of faba beans were cultivated at three sowing densities (45, 60 and 75 seeds per m 2 ) during three growing seasons (years 2013–2015). The aim of the research was to assess accumulation of nutrients (N, P, K, Ca and Mg) of two faba beans in seeds and straw under different sowing densities. A field experiment was conducted in 2013–2015 at fields of Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences in southwestern Poland from which plant material was used for chemical analysis in terms of determining the accumulation of the following elements—N, P, Mg, K and Ca—in the seeds and straw. The results showed that the genotypes of the faba bean varied greatly in accumulation of nutrients in various sowing densities and in following years of research. However, the average accumulation of nitrogen, calcium and magnesium in seeds for three years (2013–2015) was significantly higher in the Bobas cultivar under 60 seeds per m 2 as well as in both tested cultivars using 75 seeds per m 2 . Accumulation of potassium and phosphorus in seeds was highest in both analyzed cultivars using 60 and 75 seeds per m 2 (average for 2013–2015). Considering accumulation of elements in the straw of faba bean, it is shown that the concentration of potassium and calcium was the highest in both tested cultivars under the effect of sowing density at 60 and 75 seeds per m 2 while the concentration of nitrogen, phosphorus and magnesium did not differ significantly as an effect of the interaction of cultivar and sowing date (average for 2013–2015). Weather conditions played an important role in accumulation of nutrients of both faba bean genotypes in the years of research (2013–2015).

Keywords: faba bean; seeds; straw; accumulation; nitrogen; phosphorus; potassium; calcium; magnesium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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