The outcome of an interaction between plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and plants may depend on the chemical composition of root exudates (REs). We report the colonization of tobacco, and not groundnut, roots by a non-rhizospheric Bacillus cereus (MTCC 430). There was a differential alteration in the cell wall components of B. cereus in response to the REs from tobacco and groundnut. Attenu...

In India, groundnut is gown on 5.7 million hectare with a production of 4.7 million tonnes, with an average productivity of 0.8 tons haduring the rainy season and in the post-rainy season it is grown on 0.9 million hectare with a productiop of 1.5 million tonnes, and an average productivity of 1.6 t ha(Radhamani and Singh, 2008). The productivity in India is low with low seed quality. It is att...

Objective: A field experiment was conducted in order to study the effect of phosphorus and manure application on agronomic performance and seed yield of groundnut. Methods: Factorial combination of two groundnut varieties (‘Werer 962’ and ‘Oldhale’), Three rates of phosphorus (0, 90 and 180 kg P2O5 ha-1) and three rates of manur...

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed and food crop of the world. Breeding for disease resistance is one of major objectives in groundnut breeding. Early leaf spot (ELS) is one of the major destructive diseases worldwide and in West Africa, particularly in Burkina Faso causing significant yield losses. Conventional breeding approaches have been employed to develop improved var...

The efficacy of a 0.025% warfarin formulation against the lesser bandicoot rat (Bandicota bengalensis) was evaluated in groundnut and wheat crops in district Chakwal of the Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan. The baiting was started at early flowering stages of the respective crops using a broken rice formula (with additives) by placing bait stations near active burrow systems over a three weeks period ...

Two field experiments were carried out to evaluate role and importance of cobalt under different levels of nitrogen on nodules efficiency, growth, yield, minerals composition and chemical characteristics of groundnut plants. The experiments were conducted at Research and Production Station, National Research Centre, El-Nobaria Beheara Governorate, DeltaEgypt, under drip irrigation system during...

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an indigenous underutilized legume that has the potential to improve food security in semi-arid Africa. So far, there are a lack of reports of controlled breeding populations that could be used for variety development and genetic studies. We report here the construction of the first genetic linkage map of bambara groundnut using a F3 populati...

Intestinal transference of calcium and rate of bone turnover were evaluated in ovariectomized rats fed for 15 days with a high amount (30%) of lipid enriched with monounsaturated (groundnut oil), polyunsaturated (sunflower oil) and saturated (coconut oil) fatty acids. The results were compared with those for sham-operated control and ovariectomized groups fed a normal diet (7% groundnut oil). I...

Aflatoxins are cancer-causing, immuno-suppressive mycotoxins that frequently contaminate important staples in Zambia including maize and groundnut. Several species within Aspergillus section Flavi have been implicated as causal agents of aflatoxin contamination in Africa. However, Aspergillus populations associated with aflatoxin contamination in Zambia have not been adequately detailed. Most o...