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Fitting underutilised crops within research-poor environments: Lessons and approaches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S.N. Azam-Ali --- , MalaysiaUnderutilised crops, the cropping systems in which they are cultivated and the people who manage, protect and conserve them represent important elements of agricultural biodiversity. Each of these components and our knowledge of them is increasingly marginalised by the structures... -
An overview of indigenous crop development by the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture and Land Administration (DALA)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C. Mathews --- Department of Agriculture and Land Administration (DALA),Indigenous as well as indigenized crops form part of the daily diet of the smallholder and developing farmers in the Mpumalanga province. Developmental efforts by national research institutes on these crops under smallholder environments have been negligible in the past... -
Growth, phenological and yield responses of a bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) landrace to imposed water stress under field conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi --- Crop Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa AlbertT Modi --- Crop Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaBambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an underutilised species with potential to contribute nutritional and food security in marginal areas. Growth, phenology and yield of a local bambara groundnut landrace from Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal, characterised into three selections according to... -
Effects of short-term water deficit stress on physiological characteristics of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Yusuf Y Muhammad --- School of Biosciences, Malaysia Sean Mayes --- Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, UK Festo Massawe --- School of Biosciences, MalaysiaBambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an annual leguminous food crop native to Africa. The crop is grown in marginal soils and it is considered to be a drought-resistant species. However, there is limited information on the ways Bambara... -
Effect of soluble dietary fibres from Bambara groundnut varieties on the stability of orange oil beverage emulsion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yvonne Maphosa --- Department of Food Technology, South Africa Victoria A. Jideani --- Department of Food Technology, South Africa Oladayo Adeyi --- Department of Chemical Engineering, South AfricaSoluble dietary fibres (SDFs) [30% (w/w)] from four varieties of Bambara groundnut (BGN), viz. black-eye, brown-eye, brown and red were used to stabilize orange oil beverage emulsions at 6% (w/w) orange oil. Emulsion stability was studied using Turbiscan MA 2000... -
Consumer awareness and acceptability of bambara groundnut as a protein source for use in complementary foods in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Adewumi Toyin Oyeyinka --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa Kirthee Pillay --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa Muthulisi Siwela --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South AfricaObjectives: To determine the consumer awareness and acceptability of bambara groundnut as a protein source and to assess its potential for use in complementary feeding. -
Shelf-life characteristics of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.)Verdc) probiotic beverage
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yvonne Yeukai Murevanhema --- , South Africa Victoria Adaora Jideani --- , South AfricaTwo Bambara groundnut probiotic beverages (BGNPB), fermented with (1) Lactobacillus bulgaricus and (2) Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Lactobacillus plantarum were assessed for their shelf-life characteristics. During the shelf-life study, sampling of the BGNPB was done at two-days interval for 28 days...