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Contents (main headings): Background, Physiology and Breeding(Background and History of Faba Bean Production/ Classification, Origin,Breeding Methods and Objectives/ Pollination/ Developmental Physiology/Reproductive Physiology of Vicia faba L./ Whole-crop Physiology andYield Components/ Chemical Constituents and Biochemistry/ The Influenceof Growth Regulators on Development and Yield of Vicia faba L./ Cytogenetics/ Water Relations and Irrigation Response/ NitrogenFixation)/ Husbandry (Beans in Crop Rotations/ The Husbandry ofEstablishment and Maintenance)/ Pests (Aphid Pests/ Nematode pests ofVicia faba L./ Pests of Vicia faba other than Aphids and Nematodes)/Diseases (Root Diseases of Vicia faba L./ Viruses and Virus-like Diseases of Vicia faba L./ Shoot Diseases caused by Fungal Pathogens/Parasitic Diseases in Vicia faba L. with Special Reference to Broomrape(Orobanche crenata Forsk.))/ Harvesting, Drying, Storage andUtilization (Grain and Whole-crop Harvesting, Drying and Storage/Utilization of Vicia faba L.)/ Index.