INTRODUCTION-
Ø Groundnut is the major oilseed crop in India and plays a major role in meeting the shortage of vegetable oil in the country.
Ø Groundnuts are important protein crops in India which are mostly grown under rainfed conditions.
Ø Peanuts are consumed either roasted or fried and salted.
Ø Groundnut contains about 45% oil and 20% protein. As a whole, peanuts are highly digestible.
Ø Groundnut oil is famous for its use in human diet and Gujarati people consume it as other food.
Ø The oil cake obtained after extraction of oil is a valuable organic manure and animal feed. It contains 7-8% N, 1.5% P2O5 and 1.5% K2O.
Ø It is a good rotation crop. Being legume it builds soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen through root, bales which add about 12 to 40 kg N/ha and is an efficient cover crop for the land. also work as
1] Sowing time –
Kharif – Monsoon onset (June-July)
Rabi – November to December
2] Seed rate – Kharif :- 38 to 45 kg per acre
3] Spacing – spreading varieties: 60 cm x 10 cm
Bunch type varieties: 45cm x 10cm
4] Irrigation – as per requirement
5] Application of fertilizers (per acre)
FERTILIZERS | Per acre | |
BASAL | 25 DAS | |
FYM | 10 t/acre | – |
MYCORHIZA POWDER | 100 gm/acre | 100 gm |
Urea [46-0-0] | 30 Kg | 30 Kg |
DAP | 50 Kg | 25 Kg |
SSP | 100 Kg | 50 Kg |
MOP | 40 Kg | 25 Kg |
MgSO4 |
| 10 Kg |
Solutions
| Days | Stage | Solution | Potential Disease | Potential Pest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 – 25 | from sowing to planting | Seed treatment with thiram or captan @ 2 to 3 g/kg seed Rhizobium culture Katra Nano NPK 19-19-19 @ 200 g per acre + Micronutrient containing microgold 2 g / l water + Saaf powder (Carbendazim 12% Mancozeb 63% WP) @ 2 g / l water + Super Confidor @ 1 ml / liter water + Trizophos 44 EC @ 300 per acre | Fusarium wilt, root rot | white fly, aphid, green mosquito |
| 40 – 45 | Vegetative Growth stages | Katara Nano Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12-61-0) @200 gm per acre + Fantac Plus Tonic @ 100 ml per acre Syngenta Ampliago @ 80 ml per acre + Adama Custodia (Azoxystrobin 18.2% diphenoconazole 11.4% SC) | Root rot, rust, termites Charcoal Rot, Yellow Mosaic Downy Mildew | White Mosquito, Green Mosquito, White Grub, Stem Fly, Thrips, Aphid Ball worm |
| 60 – 65 | Flowering stages | Katra Nano NPK Potassium Phosphate 00-52-34@200 gm per acre + Micro Gold (Mixed Chelated Micronutrients) @1.5 gm/Lit of water + Bayer Solomon ( Imida 19.8% Beta Cyhalothrin 8.49%) @ 1 ml/Ltr of water + Bayer Foliar ( Tebuconazole 25.5%) @ 1-1.5 ml/Lit of water | Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildew, Tikka Disease, Leaf Blight, Alternaria | Whitefly, Thrips, White Grub, Yellow Mosaic, Girdle Beetle, Bihar Hairy Caterpillar |
| 80 -85 | Pod Development/ Maturity stages | FMC Rogor (Dimethoate 30% EC) @ 2-5 ml/Ltr of water + BONUS (Tebuconazole 38.39%) @ 1-1.5 ml/L of water + Bayer Fame (Flubendamide 39.35%) @ 80-100 ml/acre + Chloropyriphos 20% EC +Isabion Tonic@ 300 ml FMC | Rust, Anthracnose, Powdery mildew blight, Charcoal rot Alternaria | Tikka Whitefly, White Grub, Termite Thrips, Chickpea Pod borer, Bollworm |