Improving the availability of UK sourced protein feed through new faba bean varieties, production and utilisation systems

项目标题：通过新的蚕豆品种、生产和利用系统提高来自英国的蛋白质饲料的可用性摘要：英国和欧盟生产的可持续蛋白质的短缺创造了一个机会来评估和改进以前未开发的现有作物。蚕豆的高蛋白含量和可接受性为饲料行业的一些人(但不是所有人)提供了通过高级饲养试验扩大国内豆类市场的机会。蚕豆的氮素自给自足，并为后续作物留下剩余的氮素，因此有助于环境的可持续发展。然而，蚕豆的产量潜力以及蛋白质产量很少被最大化。该项目将确定先进农艺对蚕豆产量的影响，并通过遗传选择和改进育种过程来解决产量稳定性问题，以产生最适合饲料市场的新品种蚕豆。

PROJECT TITLE: Improving the availability of UK sourced protein feed through new faba bean varieties, production and utilisation systemsSummary: The shortfall in sustainable protein produced in the UK and the EU creates an opportunity to evaluate and improve an established crop with previously untapped potential. The high protein content and acceptability of faba beans by some, but not all, of the feed industry offers the opportunity of market expansion for home produced legumes through advanced feeding trials. Faba beans are self sufficient in nitrogen and leave residual N for following crops, so contributing to environmental sustainability. However, the yield potential, and thus protein yield, of faba beans is seldom maximised. This project will establish the effects of advanced agronomy on faba bean output, and address the issue of yield stability by genetic selection and improved breeding processes to generate new varieties of faba bean optimised for feed markets