Bambara groundnut characterization dataset
Morphological characterization of 100 Bambara groundnut
Recorded within two months after harvest (at 12% moisture content)
Recorded when 50% of the plants have begun to flower
Recorded within two months after harvest
Recorded 10 weeks after planting, based on the 4th petiole (P)/4th internode (I) length ratio (P/I)
Recorded 10 weeks after planting; average length of fourth internode of three longest stems of five healthy plants
Average number of 10 pods recorded within two months after harvest
Recorded 10 weeks after planting; average of five plants. Widest length between two opposite points
Recorded within two months after harvest; average length of 10 pods
Recorded on the basis of one-seeded pod, within two months after harvest
Recorded within two months after harvest
Recorded within two months after harvest; average width of 10 pods
Recorded on the basis of seeds of one-seeded pod, within two months after harvest
Recorded within two months after harvest; average width of 10 seeds
Recorded within two months after harvest; average thickness of 10 pods
Recorded within two months after harvest; average percentage of 10 pods, based on weight of mature seed (at 12% moisture content)
Weight of dried seed (at 12% moisture content)
Average length of two flowers of five plants
Average of the 10 peduncles
Recorded at the stage of open flower; average length of two peduncles of five healthy plants
Recorded 10 weeks after planting; average length of three leaves at the fourth node of five healthy plants
Measured from the ground level (at the base of the plant) to the tip of the highest point, including the terminal leaflet. Recorded 10 weeks after planting; average height of five plants
Recorded 10 weeks after planting
List of accessions included in the dataset