Bambara groundnut : an exemplar underutilised legume for resilience under climate change

Mayes, Sean; Ho, Wai Kuan; Chai, Hui Hui; Gao, Xiuqing; Kundy, Aloyce C.; Mateva, Kumbirai I.; Zahrulakmal, Muhammad; Khairul Izwan Mohd Hahiree, Mohd; Kendabie, Presidor; Salazar Licea, Luis C.; Massawe, Festo; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Modi, Albert; Berchie, Joseph N.; Amoah, Stephen; Faloye, Benjamin; Olaniyi, Oyatomi; Abberton, Michael; Azam-Ali, Sayed

Abstract

World agriculture is currently based on very limited numbers of crops, representing a significant risk to food supplies, particularly in the face of climate change which is expected to increase the frequency of extreme events. Minor and underutilised crops can help to develop a more resilient and nutritionally dense future agriculture. Bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.[, as a drought resistant, nitrogen-fixing, legume has a role to play. However, as with most underutilised crops, there are significant gaps in knowledge and also negative traits such as ‘hard-to-cook’ and ‘photoperiod sensitivity to pod filing’ associated with the crop which future breeding programmes and processing methods need to tackle, to allow it to make a significant contribution to the well-being of future generations. The current review assesses these factors and also considers what are the next steps towards realising the potential of this crop.

Citation

Mayes, S., Ho, W. K., Chai, H. H., Gao, X., Kundy, A. C., Mateva, K. I., …Azam-Ali, S. (2019). Bambara groundnut : an exemplar underutilised legume for resilience under climate change. Planta, 250(3), 803-820. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-019-03191-6

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: May 11, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jul 2, 2019
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jul 28, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 30, 2019
• Print ISSN: 0032-0935
• Electronic ISSN: 1432-2048
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 250
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 803-820
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-019-03191-6
• Keywords: Bambara groundnut; Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.; Underutilised legume; Marker-assisted breeding; Photoperiod ; Hard-to-cook
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2040506
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-019-03191-6
• Contract Date: Jul 30, 2019