Variation of Phenotypic Traits in Twelve Bambara Groundnut (<i>Vigna subterranea</i> (L.) Verdc.) Genotypes and Two F<sub>2</sub> Bi-Parental Segregating Populations
Xiuqing Gao,
Aliyu Siise Abdullah Bamba,
Aloyce Callist Kundy,
Kumbirai Ivyne Mateva,
Hui Hui Chai,
Wai Kuan Ho,
Mukhtar Musa,
Sean Mayes,
Festo Massawe
Affiliations
Xiuqing Gao
Future Food Beacon, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Aliyu Siise Abdullah Bamba
Future Food Beacon, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Aloyce Callist Kundy
Future Food Beacon, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Kumbirai Ivyne Mateva
Future Food Beacon, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Hui Hui Chai
Future Food Beacon, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Wai Kuan Ho
Future Food Beacon, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Mukhtar Musa
Future Food Beacon, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Sean Mayes
Crops for the Future, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Festo Massawe
Future Food Beacon, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Underutilised species such as bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) have the potential to contribute significantly to meeting food and nutritional needs worldwide. We evaluated phenotypic traits in twelve bambara groundnut genotypes from East, West and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia and two F2 bi-parental segregating populations derived from IITA-686 ×Tiga Nicuru and S19-3 ×DodR to determine phenotypic trait variation and their potential contribution to the development of improved crop varieties. All phenotypic traits in twelve genotypes were significantly influenced (p 2 bi-parental populations, as some individual lines in the segregating populations showed trait values greater or less than their parents. The variability between twelve genotypes and the two F2 bi-parental segregating populations and the negative relationship between plant architectural traits and yield related traits provide resources for development of structured populations and breeding lines for bambara groundnut breeding programme.
