Fava bean

Fava bean plants in midwinter. These have been sown in autumn. Fava beans can withstand frost and these plants will give harvest in early spring.

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  Root nodules of the fava plant or broad bean. Each of these nodules contains billions of Rhizobia bacteria that live in symbiotic relationship to Fabaceae or the legume family (beans, peas).

See also

• Gardening courses
• Knowledge base:Gardening

External links

• Fava bean Wikipedia