Assessment of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna Subterranea) Growth in the South of Libya
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Bambara Groundnut, Growth, Ex-Sokoto, Kaaro, South of Libya
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This study was conducted to assess the growth of bambara groundnut in the south of Libya using two landraces from West Africa, Kaaro and X-sokoto. Plant height, leaf number, leaf area, and dry matter were measured. Three pot experiments were conducted; the first experiment was conducted from 12 to 24 June, where the plant height in Ex-Sokoto reached 20.34 cm and in Kaaro was 19.75 cm. Leaf number was 3.68 in sokoto and 4.68 in Kaaro. In the second experiment which was conducted from 14-26 July, growth of ex-sokoto was better than Kaaro. Plant height was 10.57 and 4.7cm for Ex-sokoto and Kaaro, respectively, while the leaf number was 3.23 and 2.5 for Ex-sokoto and Kaaro, respectively. Leaf area was 28.64cm2 and 14.12 cm2 for Ex-sokoto and Kaaro, respectively. In the third experiment (26th October to 3rd December), when both landraces grew for more than four weeks, plant height reached 20 cm for Ex-sokoto and 19.8cm for Kaaro. The leaf area was 47.66cm2 and 101.11cm2 for Ex-sokoto and Kaaro, respectively. Stem dry matter was 0.13 g/plant and leaf dry matter was 0.3 gram/ plant for Ex-sokoto, while Kaaro produced 0.21 g/plant of stem dry matter and 0.28 g/plant for leaf dry matter. Although the growth was generally weak in both landraces, this study showed that bambara groundnut can be grown in the dry conditions of Libya south. The study also showed that Ex-sokoto performed better than Kaaro at high temperature conditions.
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