Faba Researcher in Field (IMAGE) American Society of Agronomy Caption Fatemeh Etemdi, a co-author of this study, counts the lateral branches of faba bean plants in one of the research plots. Credit Masoud Hashemi Usage Restrictions Please use with story only. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.