NATURAL CROSS POLLINATION OF FABA BEANS (Vicia faba L.) GROWN IN MANITOBA

Abstract

Four populations of faba beans (Vicia faba L.) consisting of the black-spot-flowered varieties, Ackerperle, Diana, Herz Freya and UMFB-22, each combined with the white flowered variety, Triple White, were grown at three locations in each of 2 yr. The extent of natural cross pollination was estimated from a subsequent year’s grow-out of the Triple White test seed. The extent of natural cross pollination differed for varieties, locations and years, with years being the most significant. The year effect was probably due to different environmental stresses on the faba beans.Key words: Vicia faba, fertilization