GROUNDNUT

A Report Submitted
By
K. MONISHA
Diploma in Agriculture Engineering
Guided By
Er. M. Chandrasekhar
 BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

Family :Leguminoceae/(Fabaceae)

Common Name: Groundnut  

Scientific Name: Arachis hypogaea L

Origin: Northern Argentina and South

Bolivia and Brazil in which majority of
the species are found. Bolivia has the
second largest number of species follow
Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.
 SEASON AND CLIMATE
 Warm and moist conditions are highly congenial for
groundnut cultivation.
 Temperature, light intensity, rainfall and humidity
significantly influence the productivity of groundnut.
 Optimum temperature of 25-35 °C is required for good
germination, flowering and pod formation.
 Sandy-loam soils rich in organic matter is considered
best for the crop.
 Sowing time of kharif groundnut is June to July subject
to onset of monsoon and rabi groundnut is November
as well as summer groundnut February to March
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 GLOBAL SCENARIO (2013-18)
Country Avg. Area Avg. Production Avg. Yield
(lakh ha) (lakh tonnes) (Kg/ha)
China 46.27 166.33 3595
India* 49.45 79.61 1610
Nigeria 25.43 31.37 1233
USA 5.30 23.21 4376
Sudan 18.64 15.32 822
Myanmar 8.90 13.78 1549
Indonesia 5.90 11.43 1939
Senegal 9.30 8.17 878
Niger 7.47 3.43 460
Cameroon 4.44 6.09 1370
Others 66.36 59.65 899
World 247.47 418.39 1691
Source: FAO/USDA. *As per the estimates of DES, DAC&FW 4
 NATIONAL SCENARIO (2013-18)
State Avg. Area Avg. Production Avg. Yield
(lakh ha) (lakh (Kg/ha)
tonnes)
Gujarat 15.51 31.66 2041
AP 10.65 9.44 886
Rajasthan 4.94 9.92 2009
Tamil Nadu 3.44 9.01 2618
Karnataka 6.34 5.38 850
MP 2.25 3.47 1538
Maharashtra 2.67 2.92 1096
Others 3.35 5.00 1492
All India 49.15 76.80 1563
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 POTENTIAL DISTRICTS
State Potential district (>50,000 ha area)
AP (04) Anantpur, Chittoor, Kurnool, YSR Kadapa,
Gujarat (08) Junagadh, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Amreli,
Bhavanagar, Porbandar, Kutch, Sabarkantha
Karnataka (07) Chitradurga, Tumkur, Gadag, Bijapur, Belgaum,
Bellary, Koppal.
Maharashtra (02) Kolhapur, Satara
Rajasthan (02)
Bikaner, Jaipur
Tamil Nadu (03) Thiruvanamalai, Viluppuram, Vellore
Telangana (01) Mahabubnagar

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 POPULAR VARIETIES
S. State Varieties
No.
1 AP K-6,K-9, TMV-2, TAG-24, Narayani, Dharani,
ICGV-91114, Anantha, TCGS-1043
2 Gujarat GG-20, GG-11, GG-2, TAG-24, TG-37-A, TG-38,
GAUG-10, GJG-9, GJG-17, GJG-22, GJG-31
3 Karnataka TMV-2, GPBD-4, GPBD-5, K-6, TG-37-A, TAG-24,
Chintamani-2, TPG-39, JSP-39, Dh-36, ICGV-
91114, K-9, Dh-216
4 Maharashtra K-6, TAG-24, JL-24, AK-303, JL-501, TKG-Bold,
Phule Unnati, Phule-6021
5 Rajasthan TAG-24, Malika GPBD-4, Pratap Raj Mungphalli
6 Tamil Nadu TMV-2, TMV-7, K-6, GPBD-4, VRI-2, VRI-3,
CO(Gn)-4, VRI(Gn)-6
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Thanks