Introduction and Management of Groundnut Germplasm in India

Abstract

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea 1..), which is a premier
oilseed crop is cultivated in more than 100 countries,
spread across 400N and 400 S latitudes. The crop is
grown in about 24 m ha with a total production of
31 m tones and productivity of 1304 kg haoL Groundnut
occupies about 35 % of the area and 40 % of the
production among the oilseed crops, and is being
cultivated in 7.6 m ha producing about 7.8 m tonnes
(nuts in shell) with productivity of about 1000 kglha.