The composition of the seed of the Broad Bean (Vicia faba) has been investigated and the results of alternative analytical methods compared. The seeds used in the present work were higher in nitrogen ...

Also known as broad beans, favas are sturdy and easily grown. Plant them in a sunny spot after the last-frost date for your area (generally about April 15 in the Portland area).

Enzyme preparations from germinating broad-bean seeds can produce UDPG from sucrose or raffinose when incubated with UDP; in the latter case D-galactose is also formed. This observation suggests that ...

Broad beans are a good plant to grow with children as the seeds are large and easy to handle. It also seems that kids are more keen to eat vegetables that they have helped to grow.