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

Majola, Nomathemba Gloria; Gerrano, Abe Shegro; Shimelis, Hussein

doi:10.3390/agronomy11071345

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“…Hence, the highest production of the crop should be from the southern part of the continent. This view is confirmed by Majola et al (2021) , who reported the southern African region as the suitable region in the continent for the production of BGN. Despite its reported qualities, one of the critical challenges facing BGN production and other underutilized legumes is their low yield when compared to the major crops ( Sidibé et al, 2020 ; Temegne et al, 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Using this techniques thus enable higher yields and avoid crop failure ( Muthamilarasan et al, 2019 ). Insect pests that have been observed to be attacking BGN have been reported ( Lale and Vidal, 2003 ; Majola et al, 2021 ). An understanding of these pests’ biology, including their mode of action, and the various host defenses that organisms use to resist insect pests is critical for the development of insect-tolerant varieties.…”

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“…Africa produces ∼0.3 million tons of BGN annually with an average of 0.85 t/ha. Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Niger used to be the largest producers in Africa producing 0.1 million, 44,712, and 30,000 tons, respectively ( Hillocks et al, 2012 ), but recently Burkina Faso, Niger, and Cameroon are the largest producers with 74% of the world production ( Majola et al, 2021 ). The lipid content in BGN compares favorably well with that observed in cowpea (1–1.6%), pigeon pea (1.2–1.5%) but lower than groundnut (45.3–47.7%) ( Azam-Ali et al, 2001 ).…”

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Breeding Potentials of Bambara Groundnut for Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Climate Change

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Constant production of quality food should be a norm in any community, but climate change, increasing population, and unavailability of land for farming affect food production. As a result, food scarcity is affecting some communities, especially in the developing world. Finding a stable solution to this problem is a major cause of concern for researchers. Synergistic application of molecular marker techniques with next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies can unlock the potentials hidden in most crop genomes for improving yield and food availability. Most crops such as Bambara groundnut (BGN), Winged bean, and African yam bean are underutilized. These underutilized crops can compete with the major crops such as cowpea, soybean, maize, and rice, in areas of nutrition, ability to withstand drought stress, economic importance, and food production. One of these underutilized crops, BGN [Vigna subterranea (L.), Verdc.], is an indigenous African legume and can survive in tropical climates and marginal soils. In this review, we focus on the roles of BGN and the opportunities it possesses in tackling food insecurity and its benefits to local farmers. We will discuss BGN’s potential impact on global food production and how the advances in NGS technologies can enhance its production.

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“…This legume seed crop was reported to originate from West Africa from the Bambara district near Timbuktu ( Jideani and Diedericks, 2014 ) but is now widely grown in Africa, Malaysia, South, and Central America, some parts of Northern Australia, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia ( Azam-Ali et al, 2001 ). Different places have their indigenous names for BGN for example in Malawi (Madagascar groundnut, Baffin pea, Voandzou, Indhlubu, underground bean, Nzama), Nigeria (Epa-Roro), South Africa (Jugo beans), and Zimbabwe (Nyimo beans; Emelike and Barber, 2018 ; Majola et al, 2021 ; Olanrewaju et al, 2022 ).…”

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“…Furthermore, BGN reportedly ticks the box for achieving food security crop ( Massawe et al, 2016 ; Halimi et al, 2019 ; Olanrewaju et al, 2022 ). It is available, accessible, and affordable, and it is a source of income for farmers in sub-Sahara Africa due to its ability to tolerate drought and fix atmospheric nitrogen ( Paliwal et al, 2020 ; Majola et al, 2021 ; Olanrewaju et al, 2021c ). Furthermore, it cross-nodulates with nitrogen-fixing bacteria from other leguminous plants like cowpea ( Laurette et al, 2015 ; Hassen et al, 2022 ) which further enhances its nitrogen-fixing ability.…”

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Improving Bambara Groundnut Production: Insight Into the Role of Omics and Beneficial Bacteria

Ajilogba

Olanrewaju

2022

Front. Plant Sci.

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With the rise in the world population, environmental hazards caused by chemical fertilizers, and a decrease in food supply due to global climate change, food security has become very pertinent. In addition, considerable parts of agriculture lands have been lost to urbanization. It has therefore been projected that at the present rate of population increase coupled with the other mentioned factors, available food will not be enough to feed the world. Hence, drastic approach is needed to improve agriculture output as well as human sustainability. Application of environmentally sustainable approach, such as the use of beneficial microbes, and improved breeding of underutilized legumes are one of the proposed sustainable ways of achieving food security. Microbiome-assisted breeding in underutilized legumes is an untapped area with great capabilities to improve food security. Furthermore, revolution in genomics adaptation to crop improvement has changed the approach from conventional breeding to more advanced genomic-assisted breeding on the host plant and its microbiome. The use of rhizobacteria is very important to improving crop yield, especially rhizobacteria from legumes like Bambara groundnut (BGN). BGN is an important legume in sub-Saharan Africa with high ability to tolerate drought and thrive well in marginalized soils. BGN and its interaction with various rhizobacteria in the soil could play a vital role in crop production and protection. This review focus on the importance of genomics application to BGN and its microbiome with the view of setting a potential blueprint for improved BGN breeding through integration of beneficial bacteria.

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Exploring phenotypic variation of diverse bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L) origin and development of mini‐core collection for future breeding

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Oselebe

Tesfaye

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Food and Energy Security

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Understanding the phenotypic variation and designing a mini-core collection is an efficient method to accelerate the genetic gain of bambara groundnut. A collection of 300 bambara groundnut landraces from 25 different countries of origin sourced from gene banks were used to analyze phenotypic variability among the landraces and develop a mini-core collection for future breeding. The landraces were evaluated in alpha lattice design with two replications for 2 years (2019 and 2020). The results showed highly significant differences (p < 0.001) among the bambara groundnut landraces for all the studied traits implying the selection of landraces with better agronomic traits could be achieved from the crop genetic pool. In addition, landrace x year interactions were significant for studied traits, except for shelling percentage and number of seeds per pod. The genotypic coefficient of variation values were high for most yield component traits, with the highest (65.39%) value obtained on seed dry weight. Furthermore, high heritability in conjunction with high genetic advance obtained in seed dry weight, pod dry weight, petiole length and plant height implies that these traits are majorly controlled by additive genetic action and could be improved through selection. Highly significant and positive correlations of yield were found with seed dry weight, pod dry weight, number of pod per plant, number of leaves, petiole length and plant height. A mini-core collection of 60 landraces (20%) was developed that represents the entire collection using Core Hunter algorithm. In general, the study provides insight into bambara groundnut germplasm that would enhance cultivar development and sustains the utilization of the crop. In addition, the mini-core collection established in the present study could be exploited for future bambara groundnut improvement efforts.

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

Cited by 51 publications

References 69 publications

Breeding Potentials of Bambara Groundnut for Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Climate Change

Breeding Potentials of Bambara Groundnut for Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Climate Change

Improving Bambara Groundnut Production: Insight Into the Role of Omics and Beneficial Bacteria

Exploring phenotypic variation of diverse bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L) origin and development of mini‐core collection for future breeding

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