As a crop for the new millennium Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc.)
considered as leading legumes in the tropical regions due to its versatile advantages. The …

Morphological variation in seed characters includes differences in seed size and shape.
Seed shape is an important trait in plant identification and classification. In addition it has …

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.) is considered an emerging crop for the
future and known as a crop for the new millennium. The core intention of this research work …

Sustainable agricultural productivity is hampered by over-dependency on major staple
crops, neglect and underutilization of others, climate change, as well as land deterioration …

Background The climate crisis threatens sustainability of crop production worldwide. Crop
diversification may enhance food security while reducing the negative impacts of climate …

Bambara groundnut (BGN) is a drought-tolerant crop majorly cultivated in sub-Saharan
Africa. Due to a lack of extensive research, marginalization, lack of awareness, and lack of …

Finger millet (Eleusina coracana) is a minor cereal, nutritionally important as a good source
of minerals. It also contains polyphenols which are phytochemicals with anti-oxidant activity …

The southeastern part of Nigeria is one of the major hotspots of useful plant genetic
resources. These endemic species are associated with a rich indigenous knowledge and …

Seed size is an important yield and quality-determining trait in higher plants and is also
crucial to their evolutionary fitness. In African yam bean (AYB), seed size varies widely …

Abstract Background Spider plant [Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq.], an economically
promising African leafy vegetable, characterized for leaf yield components and nutritive …