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Effect of seed priming on Bambara groundnut under salinity stress.
BMC plant biology - 7 Jan 2026
Ntshalintshali Siyabonga, Mngoma Mlungisi, Mabuza Ntombifuthi, Nkomo Mbukeni, Buthelezi Lungelo
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Salinity is a major abiotic stressor limiting the productivity of legume crops, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.), a climate-resilient legume, holds great promise for food and nutritional security but remains underutilized and poorly studied under saline conditions. This study investigated the impact of magnesium nitrate Mg(NO₃)₂ seed priming on the morphological,...
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