Soil Augmentation with Moringa oleifera Lam. Leaf Materials for Assessment of Pod Yield, Nitrate Reductase Activity and Proximate Fractions of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.
Application of dry ground leaves of Moringa oleifera (Lam.) as soil nutrient augment for the productive assessment of seven accessions of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) was studied. The experimental pots (containing 4 kg of soil) were treated with 0 g (control), 10 g, 20 g and 35 g of dry powdered leaves in three replicates, arranged as completely randomised block design. Data collected include percent germination, number of days to flower bud formation, number of flower buds and flowers formed, number of pods produced per plant and 100-pod fresh and dry weights.