Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) roots with root nodules formed by Bacteria (Rhizobium sp) for nitrogen fixation.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) seed in velvet lined pod, ripe and ready for harvest. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) seed in velvet lined pod, ripe and ready for harvest. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Germinating Broad bean (Vicia faba) with severe Slug (Gastropoda) damage to seed. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) young plant with early leaves and roots, uprooted and germinated seed split to show food reserve.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba), close up of roots and cross section of germinated seed to show food reserve.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba), young plant with germinated seed, early leaves and roots, above and below ground.

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) damage to Field bean (Vicia faba) crop. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) damage to Field bean (Vicia faba) crop. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean rust (Uromyces vicia-fabae) on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf, notches made by Bean weevil (Chrysomelidae) around edge. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean rust (Uromyces vicia-fabae) on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf, notches made by Bean weevil (Chrysomelidae) around leaf edge. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on flowering Broad bean (Vicia faba). Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on Broad bean (Vicia faba) plant. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Matthew Maran / Heather (Erica cinerea), Gorse (Ulex europaeus) and purple moor grass (Molina caerulea), East Devon Pebblebed Heathland, Devon, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Dwarf gorse (Ulex minor), flowering among Bell heather (Erica cinerea) and Heather (Calluna vulgaris) with Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) in the background, RSPB Arne, Dorset, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Dwarf gorse (Ulex minor), flowering among Bell heather (Erica cinerea) and Heather (Calluna vulgaris) with Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) in the background, RSPB Arne, Dorset, UK, July.

Chris Mattison / Organically grown shelled broad beans (Vicia faba) close-up

Nick Upton / Bell heather (Erica cinerea) and Western gorse (Ulex gallii) flowering on clifftop heathland, Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. August.

Nick Upton / Bell heather (Erica cinerea) and Western gorse (Ulex gallii) flowering along edge of Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. August.

Ashley Cooper / Field of Broad beans (Vicia faba) destroyed by drought after one of the driest summers on record, Little Snoring, Norfolk, UK. July, 2022.

Nigel Cattlin / Pea and bean weevil (Sitona lineatus) larvae feeding on Broad bean (Vicia faba) root.

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean (Vicia faba) immature pods in the leaf axils of a crop plant, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Symptoms of Foot rot (Fusarium solani f.sp. viciae) on Field bean (Vicia faba) stem bases.

Nigel Cattlin / Symptoms of Foot rot (Fusarium solani f.sp. viciae) on Field bean (Vicia faba) stem bases.

Nick Upton / Suburban organic garden with Broad bean (Vicia faba), Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and Lavender (Lavandula sp). Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, UK. June. Property released.

Nick Upton / Organic suburban garden with Apple (Malus domestica) tree in foreground, vegetables growing in beds iinclude Broad bean (Vicia faba), Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and Kale (Brassica oleracea). Houses in b...

Philippe Clement / Bell heather (Erica cinerea) and Western gorse / Dwarf furze (Ulex gallii) in flower in summer, Normandy, France. August

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) seed germinating, testa splitting and radicle, embryonic root developing.

Pascal Pittorino / Cabbage flowering (Brassica oleracea capita) growing in an organic garden, with Peas (Pisum sativum) and Spring beans (Vicia faba), Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, Lozere, France, April

Nigel Cattlin / Pea and bean weevil (Sitona lineatus) notching on young field bean (Vicia faba) leaves, Devon, April

Nigel Cattlin / Pea and bean weevil (Sitona lineatus) notching on young field bean (Vicia faba) leaves, Devon, April

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean (Vicia faba) dried seeds for planting

Nigel Cattlin / Chocolate spot (Botrytis fabae) early symptoms of discreet necrotic loesions on the leaf of a field bean (Vicia faba)

Nigel Cattlin / Leaf spot (Ascochyta fabae) crop fungal disease lesions on a field bean leaf (Vicia faba)

Nigel Cattlin / Field faba / Fava bean (Vicia faba) crop variety with white flowers, Berkshire, June

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) germinating with main root and first true leaves developing from large seed and cotyledon food store

Nigel Cattlin / A broad bean seed (Vicia faba) germinating, radicle (root) just emerging from seed coat

Nigel Cattlin / A broad bean seed (Vicia faba) on soil with no sign of germination

Nigel Cattlin / A crop of Field or Fava beans (Vicia faba) flowering. Used for animal food and as a break crop to replace soil nitrogen levels