Yield and Nutritional Value of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna Subterranea): Spacing and Bambara Groundnut Landraces - Brossura

Akpalu, Mercy Marilyn

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3659351806 ISBN 13: 9783659351808

Casa editrice: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Riassunto

A field experiment to study the effect of plant population density on the growth and yield of five bambara groundnut landraces and to determine the nutritional quality of the seeds was conducted at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi; at the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences in 2008. The experimental design was a split plot with bambara groundnut landraces; as the main plot factor and the population densities (5,6.7 and 10 plants m-2) as the subplot factor. Results indicated that increasing plant population density resulted in higher pod yield. The highest density of 10 plants m-2 produced significantly the greatest pod and grain yield. The spacing of 50 cm x 20 is recommended for cultivation of bambara groundnut. Seed analysis showed that the landraces contain 26.88-33.75% protein; 54.89-63.67% carbohydrate; 2.45-4.29% fat; from 1.59-3.13% fibre and 2.45-4.28% ash. The results indicate that the landraces contains protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre in levels that provide balanced nutrition. Cultivation and use of these landraces therefore should be encouraged because the legume has great potential to contribute to food security in Ghana.

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L'autore:

Mrs Mercy Marilyn Akpalu is a lecturer in the Department of Ecological Agriculture, Bolgatanga Polytechnic since 2009. Prior to that she taught at Kwadaso Agricutural College, Kumasi for five years. She holds MSc. in Agronomy and BSc. in Agriculture both from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

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• Editore: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 3659351806
• ISBN 13: 9783659351808
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 80