Co. 1. A new high yielding bunch variety of groundnut for Tamil Nadu

Abstract

With the object of evolving a dormant high yielding bunch type, crosses were affected between Ah8279 (bunch type) and TMV. 3 [Spreading type) and a derivative Ah 5254, was identified and evaluated in the different research centres as well as in the farmers holdings both under reinfed and Irrigeted conditions for a number of years. The yield dete indiceted that Ah 8254 is widely adaptable and may be grown throughout Tamil Nadu. This culture recorded an average yield of 1031 kg/ha as compared to 897kg) ha for TMV. 9 under reinfed condition. Under summer irrigated condition, it recorded 1748kg/ha as against 1394kg für TMV. 9. The yield increases were 15% and 25% under rainted and irrigered conditions respectively. In cultivators holdings Ah 8254 recorded upto 30% increased yield over TMV, 9 under irrigated condition. In shalling out-turn, it was superior with 74% as compared to 71% of TMV, 9. In oil content also, Ah 8254 (50.4%) exceled TMV. 9. (488%) recorded 26% higher ail production per hectare than TMV. 9. It was released as Co. 1 groundnut variety.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A02734

Pages

383 - 389

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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