Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc.) Production, Utilisation and Genetic Improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa

NG Majola, AS Gerrano, H Shimelis - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc.) is a nutritionally rich grain legume crop
indigenous to Africa. It is tolerant to drought stress and has become adapted to grow under …

Widespread Distribution of Highly Adapted Bradyrhizobium Species Nodulating Diverse Legumes in Africa

SK Jaiswal, FD Dakora - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Bradyrhizobium is one of the most cosmopolitan and diverse bacterial group nodulating a
variety of host legumes in Africa, however, the diversity and distribution of bradyrhizobial …

Assessment of Yield Stability of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) Using Genotype and Genotype–Environment Interaction Biplot Analysis

RA Linus, OS Olanrewaju, O Oyatomi, EO Idehen… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biplot analysis has emerged as a crucial statistical method in plant breeding and agricultural
research. The objective of this research was to identify the best-performing genotype (s) for …

Assessment of nutritional and phytochemical quality of Dawadawa (an African fermented condiment) produced from Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea)

JA Adebiyi, PB Njobeh, E Kayitesi - Microchemical Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the nutritional composition, antinutrients and phenolic composition of
raw, hulled and dehulled Bambara groundnuts (BGN)(Vigna subterranea) and their derived …

Gender and sustainability: Learning from women's farming in Africa

T Glazebrook, E Opoku - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Africa was the only continent not to achieve the 2015 Millennium Development Goal of 50%
poverty reduction. This paper asks whether Africa will fare better in meeting Sustainable …

Symbiotic effectiveness and ecologically adaptive traits of native rhizobial symbionts of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.) in Africa and their …

FYI Ibny, SK Jaiswal, M Mohammed, FD Dakora - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.) is an indigenous, drought-tolerant,
underutilized African food legume, with the ability to fix atmospheric N2 in symbiosis with soil …

Distribution and correlation between phylogeny and functional traits of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.)-nodulating microsymbionts from Ghana and South Africa

M Mohammed, SK Jaiswal, FD Dakora - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is indigenous to Africa, and highly valued for
its N2-fixing trait and the nutritional attributes of its grain and leaves. The species' ability to …

Diversity of bradyrhizobia in Subsahara Africa: a rich resource

JL Grönemeyer, B Reinhold-Hurek - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Making use of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) with pulses and green manure legumes can
help to alleviate nitrogen deficiencies and increase soil fertility, problems faced particularly …

Impact of nitrogen-fixation bacteria on nitrogen-fixation efficiency of Bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc] genotypes

TD Bitire, M Abberton, EO Tella, A Edemodu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen fixation by bacteria is essential for sustaining the growth, development, and yield of
legumes. Pot experiments were carried out at the International Institute of Tropical …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping Research on Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Africa: Bibliometric, Geographical, and Topical Perspectives

H El Bilali, Z Kiebre, RK Nanema, I Dan Guimbo… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
While Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) originates from Africa and the list
of producers is topped by African countries, it is not clear whether research is developed …