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Vicia monantha

Authority Retz. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names bard vetch, ervilha parda, garroba, parda Editor Ecocrop code 10808

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A herbaceous legume with a trailing stem reaching a height of up to 80 cm. It has a deep, branched root system. USES It is mainly grown as a forage and cover crop. It has edible seeds that are added to soups. It is grown for hay, silage, and grazing in mixture with spring and winter cereal crops. GROWING PERIOD Annual herb. (GMIN and GMAX estimated by the compiler). COMMON NAMES Bard vetch, Syrian vetch, Monantha vetch, Vesce eperonnee, Vesce a eperon, Foulia, Dokhreg, Djelbant el aacheb, Chariq, Khariq, Sella, Jilbana, Udays,. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: V. monanthos, V. calcarata. Bard vetch is native of southern Europe and western Asia. It is resistant to low temperatures during the vegetative development and to prolonged drought, but sensitive during the flowering period. Suitable for sites with late, dry autumns. In Iraq it occurs on eroded hills, rolling plains, valleys and wadis up to 600 m in elevation. Seed yields may be 0.1-1.8 t/ha.
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SOURCES (V. monantha Retz.) Roecklein J 1987 pp 139 [USE] Duke J 1981 pp 279-280 320 [RAIN, TEMP, PH] Bermejo J 1994 pp 281 [RAIN, TEMP, DRA, TEXT, DEP, FER] Kernick M 1978 pp 521-568 [FER, DEP, PH, TEXT]