Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc) Landraces in Kenya
Table 1
Description of locality where the tested Bambara groundnut landraces were collected.
Landraces
Source
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude (m a.s.l)
Annual rainfall (mm)
Mean temp. (°C)
Dominating soil type
Total landraces
1
BG-125; BG-112;
Bungoma
0.6167°N
34.7667°E
1,523
400–1800
0–32
Lithosols
3
BG-109
2
BS-104; BS-145;
Busia
0.4600° N
34.1117°E
1,227
760–1750
21–23
Orthic acrisols
8
BS-148; BS-103;
BS-114; BS-142;
BS-141; BS-102;
3
MU-137
Kakamega
0.2827°N
34.7519°E
1,535
1250–1750
10.3–30.8
Ferralsols and acrisols
1
4
KS-108; KS-116;
Kisumu
0.0917°S
34.7680°E
1,335
600–1630
18–34
Lithosols and eutric cambisols
3
KS-118
5
LU-123; LU-124
Vihiga
0.0768°N
34.7078°E
1,500
950–1600
24–26
Acrisols and cambisols
2
Key: The landraces are coded based on the location of collection and assigned series numbers. BG = Bungoma, BS = Busia, MU = Mumias, KS = Kisumu, and LU = Luanda. Temp. = temperature; m a.s.l = metres above sea level. Sources of weather and soil data: [38–43].
