Abstract
Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension is a peer-reviewed international scientific journal covering a wide range of subject areas in tropical and subtropical agriculture published quarterly by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. The journal is also available on the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna website https://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/tare/index.htm .
Highlights
The botanical name for groundnut, Arachis hypogaea L., is derived from two Greek words, Arachis meaning a legume and hypogaea meaning below ground, denoting the formation of pods in the soil (Ansari et al, 2015)
4 m × 2.7 m plots were used with 3 replicates in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and Department of Agriculture (DOA) recommended spacing of 45 cm × 15 cm was provided for plants
A new short duration and small-seeded groundnut line (SAARC NO.201) was identified through a selection process of exotic germplasm received from the SAARC germplasm exchange program
Summary
The botanical name for groundnut, Arachis hypogaea L., is derived from two Greek words, Arachis meaning a legume and hypogaea meaning below ground, denoting the formation of pods in the soil (Ansari et al, 2015). Groundnut is an important oilseed food and feed crop grown in hundreds of countries. It is valued as a rich source of energy contributed by protein (25–28%) and oil (48–50%) in seeds. The groundnut kernels contain many health-improving nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants and are rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids. It contains vitamin E, antioxidants like p-coumaric acid and resveratrol, and B-complex groups of vitamin B-6, thiamin, folates, niacin and Groundnut crop is mainly cultivated in dry and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka and the annual cultivation extent in 2018 was 15,752 ha with the production of 27,602 t pods. Sri Lanka has imported 4300 t of groundnut valued at about Rs.784 million from other countries in 2018 (Agstat, 2019)
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