Abstract
The Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc) is a neglected crop species' third most important legume. It is cultivated for its numerous benefits. However, in the current context of decreasing rainfall, seed germination is often slow or even absent, leading to low yields. This study aims to evaluate the effect of seed priming on the phenological, growth, yield parameters, and yield components of Bambara groundnut cultivars under real field conditions during the 2023 rainy season. The experiment was conducted at the experimental station of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey (Niger). The experimental design used was a factorial randomized block design with three replications. Three treatments were compared: (i) soaking seeds in tap water for 12 hours, (ii) soaking seeds in tap water for 24 hours, and (iii) a control group without soaking. The results showed a significant difference between treatments for the time to emergence (P = 0.016), flowering (P = 0.001), and the date of 50% flowering (P = 0.0013). No significant differences were observed among cultivars for these parameters. Priming did not considerably affect LAI (leaf area index) across cultivars and treatments. Regarding yield and yield components, soaking for 24 hours resulted in significantly higher values, except for dry biomass yield.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Seed priming significantly changed time to emergence compared with the control
- Taxon
- Bambara Groundnut
Vigna subterraneat0 - Treatment
- seed priminge0
- Outcome
- time to emergencee2
- Qualifier
- P = 0.016e2
- Comparator
- a control group without soakinge1
- Setting
- real field conditionse0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt)”
e0“This study aims to evaluate the effect of seed priming on the phenological, growth, yield parameters, and yield components of Bambara groundnut cultivars under real field conditions during the 2023 rainy season”
e1“(i) soaking seeds in tap water for 12 hours, (ii) soaking seeds in tap water for 24 hours, and (iii) a control group without soaking”
e2“The results showed a significant difference between treatments for the time to emergence (P = 0.016), flowering (P = 0.001), and the date of 50% flowering (P = 0.0013)”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed priming significantly changed the time to flowering compared with the control
- Taxon
- Bambara GroundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Treatment
- seed priminge0
- Outcome
- floweringe2
- Qualifier
- P = 0.001e2
- Comparator
- a control group without soakinge1
- Setting
- real field conditionse0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt)”
e0“This study aims to evaluate the effect of seed priming on the phenological, growth, yield parameters, and yield components of Bambara groundnut cultivars under real field conditions during the 2023 rainy season”
e1“(i) soaking seeds in tap water for 12 hours, (ii) soaking seeds in tap water for 24 hours, and (iii) a control group without soaking”
e2“The results showed a significant difference between treatments for the time to emergence (P = 0.016), flowering (P = 0.001), and the date of 50% flowering (P = 0.0013)”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed priming significantly changed the date of 50% flowering compared with the control
- Taxon
- Bambara GroundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Treatment
- seed priminge0
- Outcome
- the date of 50% floweringe2
- Qualifier
- P = 0.0013e2
- Comparator
- a control group without soakinge1
- Setting
- real field conditionse0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt)”
e0“This study aims to evaluate the effect of seed priming on the phenological, growth, yield parameters, and yield components of Bambara groundnut cultivars under real field conditions during the 2023 rainy season”
e1“(i) soaking seeds in tap water for 12 hours, (ii) soaking seeds in tap water for 24 hours, and (iii) a control group without soaking”
e2“The results showed a significant difference between treatments for the time to emergence (P = 0.016), flowering (P = 0.001), and the date of 50% flowering (P = 0.0013)”
Claim · model-written summary
No significant differences among Bambara groundnut cultivars were observed for time to emergence, flowering and 50% flowering
- Taxon
- Bambara GroundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Outcome
- these parameterse3
- Direction
- No significant differencese3
- Comparator
- cultivarse3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt)”
e3“No significant differences were observed among cultivars for these parameters”
Claim · model-written summary
Priming did not considerably affect leaf area index across cultivars and treatments
- Taxon
- Bambara GroundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Treatment
- Priminge4
- Outcome
- LAI (leaf area index)e4
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede4
- Comparator
- a control group without soakinge1
- Setting
- real field conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt)”
e0“This study aims to evaluate the effect of seed priming on the phenological, growth, yield parameters, and yield components of Bambara groundnut cultivars under real field conditions during the 2023 rainy season”
e1“(i) soaking seeds in tap water for 12 hours, (ii) soaking seeds in tap water for 24 hours, and (iii) a control group without soaking”
e4“Priming did not considerably affect LAI (leaf area index) across cultivars and treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Soaking for 24 hours gave significantly higher yield and yield components than the control
- Taxon
- Bambara GroundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Treatment
- soaking for 24 hourse5
- Outcome
- yield and yield componentse5
- Direction
- highere5
- Comparator
- a control group without soakinge1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt)”
e1“(i) soaking seeds in tap water for 12 hours, (ii) soaking seeds in tap water for 24 hours, and (iii) a control group without soaking”
e5“Regarding yield and yield components, soaking for 24 hours resulted in significantly higher values, except for dry biomass yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Soaking for 24 hours did not give a significantly higher dry biomass yield
- Taxon
- Bambara GroundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Treatment
- soaking for 24 hourse5
- Outcome
- dry biomass yielde5
- Qualifier
- except for dry biomass yielde5
- Comparator
- a control group without soakinge1
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt)”
e1“(i) soaking seeds in tap water for 12 hours, (ii) soaking seeds in tap water for 24 hours, and (iii) a control group without soaking”
e5“Regarding yield and yield components, soaking for 24 hours resulted in significantly higher values, except for dry biomass yield”
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