Towards a Cleaner Production of an Underutilised Legume, Bambara Groundnut

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dc.contributor.authorMabitsela, M. MAen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHull, K.JAen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMavengahama, SB.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPhiri, E.E.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBooysen, M.Jen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-22T07:27:36Z
dc.date.available2024-01-22T07:27:36Z
dc.date.issued2023en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at: http://www.advancesincleanerproduction.net/en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSoilless cultivation systems such as aeroponics provide a more efficient, and clean food production of in areas where there is limited access to arable land for agricultural practices and drought-prone countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the yield performance of seventy Bambara groundnut (BGN) landraces cultivated in aeroponics and compared with a traditional drip-irrigated hydroponic system with sawdust as a growing medium. The result showed that BGN landraces cultivated in aeroponics accumulated a high number of seeds, as compared to those landraces cultivated in hydroponics. However, BGN landraces cultivated in hydroponics recorded a high shoot dry weight and one hundred seed weight. The root length that could only be measured in BGN landraces cultivated in the aeroponics systems, showed that BGN root length can extend beyond one meter. Soilless cultivation systems with their high-water use efficiency have the potential of reducing production costs, thus making them accessible to farmers in countries where drought is a reality.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher’s versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent7 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBooysen, MJ et al. 2023. Towards a Cleaner Production of an Underutilised Legume, Bambara Groundnut. Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 7pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1984-8455 (online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/129188
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherIWACPen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.titleTowards a Cleaner Production of an Underutilised Legume, Bambara Groundnuten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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