Effects of Induced Water Stress at the Flowering Stage of Bambara Groundnut (<i>Vigna subterranea</i> L. Verdc) on Its Yield

Nwagbara Sergius Iheanacho; Fayeun Stephen Lawrence; Akinyele Benjamin Oluwole

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Effects of Induced Water Stress at the Flowering Stage of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) on Its Yield

Nwagbara Sergius Iheanacho, Fayeun Stephen Lawrence, Akinyele Benjamin Oluwole

Published in American Journal of BioScience (Volume 9, Issue 6)

Received: 7 October 2021 Accepted: 3 November 2021 Published: 24 December 2021

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Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc), a neglected and underutilized legume is one of the main source of plant protein for poor families in tropical Africa, and is capable of contributing to increasing food production in Africa. This present study aimed to see how bambara groundnut respond to induced water stress during the flowering stage. The research was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of The Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Ondo State, south west zone in Nigeria. The experiment was a split-plot experiment laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications during the late planting season of 2020. Data were collected on Plant height, Number of branches, Number of Leaves, Terminal Leaf Length, Terminal Leaf Width (cm), Biomass, Wet Pod Weight/Plant, Dry Pod Weight/Plant, Pod Length, Pod Width, Number of Pods/Plant, Seed Length, Seed Width, Number of Seeds/Plant, and Seed Weight/Plant. Result showed that among the growth parameters evaluated, Number of leaves and branches were significantly influenced by the various induced stress conditions and the control plot recorded the most significant difference. Among the accessions; accession B₈ recorded significantly higher number of leaves across the weeks, while accession B₁ recorded significantly higher number of branches in week 4 and 12 whereas, B₆ recorded against week 8. The interaction C*B₈ recorded significantly higher number of leaves and branches at week 4, whereas at week 8 and 12, the interaction DRT*B₁ recorded significantly higher number of leaves for both weeks, while C*B₆ with at week 8 and at week 12 recorded significantly higher number of branches. For the yield, the result obtained showed that the control significantly (p ≤ 0.05) improved dry seed weight and other yield components (number of pods/plant, number of seeds/plant) of bambara groundnut. The bambara groundnut accessions exhibited differential yield potential. The highest wet and dry seed weight/plant was obtained in the B₄ followed by the B₇ and lowest is the B₁₀. The B₄ out-yielded the other accessions, indicating its high adaptability and suitability to the various induced stress conditions at the flowering stage of the bambara plant.

Published in	American Journal of BioScience (Volume 9, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajbio.20210906.14
Page(s)	192-198
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Bambara Groundnut, Excess Watering, Flowering Stage, Drought

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Nwagbara Sergius Iheanacho, Fayeun Stephen Lawrence, Akinyele Benjamin Oluwole. Effects of Induced Water Stress at the Flowering Stage of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) on Its Yield. Am J BioScience. 2021;9(6):192-198. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20210906.14

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Nwagbara Sergius Iheanacho

Department of Crop Production Technology, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Nigeria
Fayeun Stephen Lawrence

Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Akinyele Benjamin Oluwole

Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

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T1  - Effects of Induced Water Stress at the Flowering Stage of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) on Its Yield
AU  - Nwagbara Sergius Iheanacho
AU  - Fayeun Stephen Lawrence
AU  - Akinyele Benjamin Oluwole
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VL  - 9
IS  - 6
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