Bambara groundnut: an exemplar underutilised legume for resilience under climate change

S Mayes, WK Ho, HH Chai, X Gao, AC Kundy… - Planta, 2019 - Springer
Main conclusion Bambara groundnut has the potential to be used to contribute more the
climate change ready agriculture. The requirement for nitrogen fixing, stress tolerant …

Exploration of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.), an Underutilized Crop, to Aid Global Food Security: Varietal Improvement, Genetic Diversity and …

I Muhammad, MY Rafii, SI Ramlee, MH Nazli… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, the global agricultural system is focused on a limited number of crop species,
thereby presenting a threat to food security and supply, especially with predicted global …

Bambara groundnut production, grain composition and nutritional value: opportunities for improvements

Y Maphosa, VA Jideani, L Maphosa - The Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc; BGN) is an important legume grown
mainly by small-scale subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, in parts of Thailand and …

Deciphering the molecular basis for photosynthetic parameters in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) under drought stress

X Gao, HH Chai, WK Ho, S Mayes, F Massawe - BMC plant biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Assessment of segregating populations for their ability to withstand drought
stress conditions is one of the best approaches to develop breeding lines and drought …

Bambara Groundnut (Vigna Subterranea (L) Verdc)—A Climate Smart Crop for Food and Nutrition Security

S Mayes, WK Ho, HH Chai, B Song, Y Chang… - Genomic designing of …, 2019 - Springer
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc.) is an underutilized legume native to sub-
Saharan Africa, where it is grown at low levels by many farmers as a component of …

Building Resilient Crop Production Systems for Drought-Prone Areas—A Case for Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) and Groundnut (Arachis …

AC Kundy, S Mayes, B Msanya, P Ndakidemi… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drought is a major crop production constraint worldwide. Some legume crops are known for
their ability to resist water deficit stress. This study evaluated the responses of bambara …

Natural Genotypic Variation Underpins Root System Response to Drought Stress in Bambara Groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.]

KI Mateva, HH Chai, S Mayes, F Massawe - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] is grown in rainfed production systems
and suffers from periodic drought stress (DS), leading to yield reductions. Natural genotypic …

Root Foraging Capacity in Bambara Groundnut (Vigna Subterranea (L.) Verdc.) Core Parental Lines Depends on the Root System Architecture during the Pre …

KI Mateva, HH Chai, S Mayes, F Massawe - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Characterizing the morphological variability in root system architecture (RSA) during the
sensitive pre-flowering growth stage is important for crop performance. To assess this …

[PDF][PDF] Bambara Groundnut (Vigna Subterranea L. Verdc): A Model Underutilized Legume, its Resiliency to Drought and Excellency of Food & Nutrient values-A …

MMH Khan, MY Rafi, SI Ramlee, M Jusoh… - Malaysian Journal of …, 2022 - researchgate.net
In this review, we explore the potency of Bambara groundnut to boost the nutritional
sanctuary, its diversity, production, utilization, resiliency with climate changes, socio …

The Bambara Groundnut Genome: From the Crop to the Genome—The Progress and Constraints of Genome-Related Studies in Bambara Groundnut

L Salazar-Licea, KI Mateva, X Gao… - Underutilised crop …, 2022 - Springer
The combined effects of climate change, increase in world population and dependence on a
relatively small selection of crops, are threating the global food security. Despite their limited …