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These legume crops are sensitive to hydric and heat stresses. The adaptation depends on the efficiency of specific cultivars to use the available resources to produce biomass. This capacity is determined by the genotype and agronomical management practices. The present work aimed to uncover the influence of Baltic agro-environmental conditions (fava bean cultivar, plant density, climate, and soil features) on yield and protein content. For this, field trials were set under Baltic agro-climatic conditions, in Latvia and Estonia with five commercially available fava bean cultivars, representing broad genetic variation (\u2018Gloria\u2019, \u2018Julia\u2019, \u2018Jogeva\u2019, \u2018Lielplatones\u2019, and \u2018Bauska\u2019). The results evidenced \u2018Bauska\u2019, \u2018Julia\u2019, and \u2018Lielplatones\u2019, as the most productive cultivars in terms of seed yield (4.5, 3.7, and 4.6 t ha\u22121, respectively) and protein yield (1.39, 1.22, and 1.36 t ha\u22121, respectively) under Estonian and Latvian agro-climatic conditions. Sowing these specific cultivars at densities of 30\u201340 seeds m\u22122 constitutes sustainable management for fava bean production in conventional cropping systems in the Baltic region.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/agriculture11111042","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,24]],"date-time":"2021-10-24T22:06:16Z","timestamp":1635113176000},"page":"1042","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Influence of Baltic Agro-Environmental Conditions on Yield and Quality of Fava Bean Crops in Conventional Systems"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1346-6152","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Liga","family":"Lepse","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Horticulture, Graudu iela 1, Ceri\u0146i, Krim\u016bnu pagasts, LV-3701 Dobeles novads, Latvia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9067-2884","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ingunn M.","family":"V\u00e5gen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), P.O. 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