P. Pranusha, N. Sivaraj, B. Parameswari, Pratibha Brahmi* and K. Anitha
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Hyderabad 500 030, Telangana
*ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi 110012
Received-03.03.2022, Revised-17.03.2022, Accepted-28.03.2022
Abstract: The Bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] is an underutilized nutrient rich legume crop. This crop is widely cultivated in Africa and Asia. It is mainly grown by poor farmers in semi-arid parts of African countries. It is one such imperative and neglected legume crop that contributes positively to improving global food and nutrient safety. It has great potential for incorporation into various human foods in India, where it could provide useful plant proteins. Variability in seed morphological traits were carried out on exotic bambara nut germplasm (33) imported from four African countries viz., Ghana, Niger, Tanzania and Uganda and as to group and identify unique germplasm based on seed traits and total chlorophyll content of germplasm. Twenty seed colour morphotypes in bambara nut were identified in the present study. The promising lines for seed traits were also presented.
Keywords: Bambara nut, Seed morphology, Seed colour, Chlorophyll content
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