Technical
information |
| Scientific
name |
: |
Vicia
Faba L. |
| Origin
|
: |
Asian Continent,
Mediterranean Basin and Iran |
| Family
|
: |
Leguminous |
| Variety
|
: |
Blanca de Yunguyo,
Mayu, Usnayu, Cheje, Wila, Jawara, Q'ello, Qalqa,
Blanca Anta, Sinco, Sinave, Pacae Blanco Mantaro
and Criolla |
| Vegetative
period |
: |
5 to 7 months,
depending on the variety and production zone |
| Required
soil |
: |
Adequate for different
types of soils, but with a high content of organic
material, lime and phosphorus; pH of 6.5 - 8 |
| Producing
departments |
: |
La Paz, city of
Copacabana on the shore of Lake Titicaca and in
the Department of Potosi |
| Sowing
season |
: |
August - September
(with irrigation) |
| Harvest
season |
: |
As from October
(with rain) |
| With irrigation |
: |
January –
February – March . |
| With rain |
: |
As from May. |
| Optimum/Average
temperature |
: |
Cold and dry climate,
such as the Andes Highlands,
2,500 – 3,700 masl. |
| Humidity
|
: |
Moderate, rainfall
of 500 - 800 mm per year |
| Yields |
|
1.05 – 2
MT /ha |
| Spacing
(m) |
|
The furrows are
0.5 - 0.8 m. wide and sowing is based on the insertion
of 2-3 seeds with a spacing of 0.2 - 0.3 cm in between
and at a depth of 5 cm. |
| Organic
Fertilizers |
|
Animal dung |
| Principal
Plagues |
|
Earthworm, minefly
and lice perforating the beans, nematodes. |
| Principal
Diseases |
|
Brown staining,
Roya and Chupadera. |
