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GROUNDNUT SEED PRODUCTION, , Common name- Groundnut or Peanut or Earth nut or Monkey’s nuts or Jack’s nut, Manila nuts or Gober peas or Pinder., , Scientific name- Arachis hypogea, , Origin- South America or Mexico, Distribution- India, Nigeria, USA, Brazil, Senegal, Nutrition- 44 to 56%- edible oil, , , , -22 to 30%- edible protein, - also has P, Ca, K, Mg, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin B2
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CLIMATIC REQUIREMENTS, , Groundnut is a tropical plant and requires a long and warm growing, season, , It grows in areas receiving 50 to 125cm of well distributed rainfall., The optimum temperature for vegetative growth is ranging between, 26 to 30°C depending on the cultivar., , Reproductive growth is maximum at 24-27°C
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SOIL AND LAND REQUIREMENTS, , “* SOIL, * Groundnut prefers well drained, light textured, loose, friable and sandy , sand, loam soils., , * Clay or heavy soils are not suitable, , * It is sensitive to soil salinity, , * Prefers a soil pH of 6.0 to 7.5 with Ca and a moderate amount of organic matter., , “* LAND, e A field is selected on which groundnut was not raised in the previous two
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SELECTION OF VARIETIES, , * Only notified varieties recommended for a state/region should be, selected., , ¢ 3 different types of groundnut are, a. Erect/bunch- shorter in duration. They don’t possess seed dormancy., , b. Semi erect or semi spreading- semi erect are between erect and, , spreading type in duration., , i i i ND Et
