The effect of timing of earthing up on the performance of four Bambara groundnut landrace cultivars in the Mutasa District of Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe
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An experiment was carried out at two sites to investigate the
effect of timing of earthing up on the yield of four landrace
cultivars of Bambara groundut (Vigna subterranean [L.]
Verdc.) cultivars in Zimbabwe during the 2006/2007 season.
The two sites were Africa University in Mutare and the Farmers’
Development Trust Farm. Earthing up at 30 and 60 days after
planting significantly increased yield (P<0.001) over the control
where no earthing up was done. A delay in earthing up from 60
to 90 days after planting resulted in a decrease in yield. It is
recommended that Bambara groundnut be earthed up between
30 and 60 days after planting in order to achieve maximum
seed yield.
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