Studies on the effect of salinity, drought stress and soil type on nodule activities of Lablab purpureus (L.) sweet (Kashrangeeg)

Abdel‐Wahab, Ahmed; Shabeb, M.S.A.; Younis, Mohammed Issam

doi:10.1006/jare.2002.0974

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“…Nworgu and Ajayi ( 2005 ) showed that lablab was the most drought-tolerant species in a comparison of various tropical forage legumes evaluated in South-Western Nigeria. Despite occasional reports of only moderate drought tolerance, such as that by Abdel-Wahab et al ( 2002 ) who concluded from nodulation experiments on different soil types in Egypt that the one lablab accession studied was only tolerant to moderate levels of drought, there is overwhelming evidence that there is both strong drought tolerance and considerable diversity in drought tolerance within the species. For example, Ewansiha and Singh ( 2006 ) reported significant variation in drought tolerance of seedlings in lablab and cowpea, with the number of days to 100% plant death in lablab and cowpea seedlings ranging from 19 to 31 and 21 to 30, respectively.…”

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Lablab purpureus—A Crop Lost for Africa?

Maass

Knox

Venkatesha

et al. 2010

Tropical Plant Biol.

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In recent years, so-called ‘lost crops’ have been appraised in a number of reviews, among them Lablab purpureus in the context of African vegetable species. This crop cannot truly be considered ‘lost’ because worldwide more than 150 common names are applied to it. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this paper aims to put forward four theses, (i) Lablab is one of the most diverse domesticated legume species and has multiple uses. Although its largest agro-morphological diversity occurs in South Asia, its origin appears to be Africa. (ii) Crop improvement in South Asia is based on limited genetic diversity. (iii) The restricted research and development performed in Africa focuses either on improving forage or soil properties mostly through one popular cultivar, Rongai, while the available diversity of lablab in Africa might be under threat of genetic erosion. (iv) Lablab is better adapted to drought than common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) or cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), both of which have been preferred to lablab in African agricultural production systems. Lablab might offer comparable opportunities for African agriculture in the view of global change. Its wide potential for adaptation throughout eastern and southern Africa is shown with a GIS (geographic information systems) approach.

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