‘Doumei 1’: A New Faba Bean

Abstract

Doumei 1 is a new cultivar of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) jointly bred by Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qinghai University, and Chongqing Agricultural Technology Extension Station. It has both horticultural and food functions. The flower color of this cultivar is pink and bright, with determinate inflorescence (Fig. 1A). During autumn sowing, the flowering period is ≈40 d in the field. ‘Doumei’ 1 is a new high-value horticulture crop (Fig. 2); the secondary branches are obvious (Fig. 1B), and it is suitable for mechanized harvesting because of its podding habit, with podding on the middle and upper nods (Fig. 1B). The emergence of faba bean cultivars with both horticultural and edible functions has endowed the traditional faba bean planting industry with landscape functions. This is essential for cross-industry innovation in faba bean breeding.

Keywords

• broad beans
• flower
• floriculture
• ornamental
• vicia faba