Abstract
Groundnut being one of most important oil crops, exotic genotypes is very important in broadening the genetic pool of and it is the basis for successful breeding program. A study was conducted to characterize and evaluate three exotic groundnut genotypes with two recommended varieties at Grain Legumes and Oil Crops Research and Development Center, Angunakolapelessa, Sri Lanka during yala season. All phenotypic data were collected according to the Descriptor for grain legumes and oil crops. Growth habit, pod characters and pod sizes were shown significant amount of morphological variation, while the maturity of Line No.201 was similar to check varieties, where can be included in short duration group. Line No. 202 can be considered as important, in which most of the yield parameters were high in that line. According to the seed characteristics such as 100 seed weight, seed length and seed width, all genotypes can be categorize in to medium sized category. Pod yield was varied between 800-1400 kg/ha among the genotypes. These findings would broaden the understanding of the genetic background of exotic genotypes, can be exploited through hybridization.
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