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6 paź 2022 · 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 Indonesia. It has a high concentration of seed carbohydrate (55–70%), protein (17–25%), fat (1.4–12%) and dietary fibre (5.2–6.4%). A range of biotic and abiotic ...
15 maj 2021 · Doku and Karikari stated that, in rural areas, Bambara nut has the potential to improve marginal people’s food security; however, since Bambara seeds contain a relatively limited amount of oil, though, some people in Congo have been discovered to extract oil from Bambara seeds.
10 gru 2020 · Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.), an underutilized African legume, has the potential to contribute to improved food and nutrition security, while providing solutions for environmental sustainability and equity in food availability and affordability.
30 cze 2021 · Bambara groundnut is an orphan crop, and represents a neglected and under researched plant genetic resource. Modern crop management, production technologies, and value chains are yet to be developed in Africa to achieve the potential economic gains from Bambara groundnut production and marketing.
1 cze 2022 · The objectives of this study was to characterize a Southern African Bambara groundnut germplasm collection for protein content, seleccted minerals, oil content and fatty acid composition, to identify superior accessions and determine the interrelationship between all measured characteristics.
1 sty 2023 · Efficacy of integrating varietal resistance and neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) and seed oil for the management of Callosobruchus maculatus infesting Bambara groundnut in storage
Bambara groundnuts contain 6-12% oil, which is less than half the amount found in peanuts, making them not favored as an oilseed crop. The tops (commonly the leaves and stalks) are rich in nitrogen and phosphorus and therefore are used as livestock feed, fodder, and forage (Mubaiwa et al., 2018).
