Soil improver and parasite controller
The Narbon vetch can be used as a forage crop or for green manure, and has great importance in crop rotations (Altinok et al., 2002). It is a valuable trap crop for the parasitic weed Orobanche crenata (Kroschel, 2001). The Narbon vetch can replace fallow land of the traditional barley-fallow rotations in the Eastern Mediterranean region, and can reduce feed shortages in drier areas (Jones et al., 2000; Abd El Moneim, 1992).