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 …

The potential of the underutilized pulse bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) for nutritional food security

RA Halimi, BJ Barkla, S Mayes, GJ King - Journal of Food Composition and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bambara groundnut is an underutilized pulse that can make a positive contribution to food
and nutritional security at the regional and global level, particularly in tropical developing …

Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc): A Crop for the New Millennium, Its Genetic Diversity, and Improvements to Mitigate Future Food and Nutritional …

MMH Khan, MY Rafii, SI Ramlee, M Jusoh… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The world's food and agricultural schemes have gradually fallen into an alarming state due
to challenges such as high population birth rates, diverse agro-climatic zones, a lack of …

Factors affecting crop water use efficiency: A worldwide meta-analysis

N Mbava, M Mutema, R Zengeni, H Shimelis… - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Water is a limiting natural resource for agricultural production. While it is well accepted that
crop types differ in their water use efficiency (WUE), there is no consensus on the main …

Status of underutilised crops in South Africa: opportunities for developing research capacity

T Mabhaudhi, VGP Chimonyo, AT Modi - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Underutilised crops represent an important component of agro-biodiversity with potential to
contribute to climate change adaptation, food security and sovereignty in poor rural areas …

Conservation agriculture and its impact on soil quality and maize yield: A South African perspective

NJ Sithole, LS Magwaza, PL Mafongoya - Soil and Tillage Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is faced with the challenge of improving current food security
on highly degraded land. At the same time, the region has to develop strategies to ensure …

Expounding the value of grain legumes in the semi-and arid tropics

TP Chibarabada, AT Modi, T Mabhaudhi - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Approximately 70% of the population in the semi-and arid tropics reside in rural areas and
depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Crop production is primarily focused on a few …

A systematic review of UAV applications for mapping neglected and underutilised crop species' spatial distribution and health

M Abrahams, M Sibanda, T Dube, VGP Chimonyo… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Timely, accurate spatial information on the health of neglected and underutilised crop
species (NUS) is critical for optimising their production and food and nutrition in developing …

Developing the role of legumes in West Africa under climate change

R Paliwal, M Abberton, B Faloye, O Olaniyi - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2020 - Elsevier
West Africa is faced with significant challenges from climate change, including parts of the
region becoming hotter with more variable rainfall. The Sahelian region in particular is …

Genetic diversity and environmental influence on growth and yield parameters of Bambara groundnut

OS Olanrewaju, O Oyatomi, OO Babalola… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bambara groundnut (BGN) is a drought-tolerant crop majorly cultivated in sub-Saharan
Africa. Due to a lack of extensive research, marginalization, lack of awareness, and lack of …