Increase Yield Of Groundnut
About the Practice
To increase yield in groundnut, the crop was sown at the spacing of 1 x1 feet. This was then helped with mulching the crop with the layer of dry plant parts. Before sowing, the land is prepared by adding about two ton of cow dung compost for 2.4 ha land to improve its fertility. Then after the soil is turned with plough to mix the fertilizer and make the soil more porous. Sowing is done after complete land preparation. Apply the mulch of straws of cluster bean, husk of wheat and other dry matter of plants making the layer of about two inches between the rows. The practice helps restore the moisture and donot allow the weeds to grow. It also helps the groundnut crop to spread in more area and its roots being unbound goes deep into the soil. This helps growth of more spikes and clusters of pods. Reaping of groundnut gives more fodder for animal as well as gives more yield.
About the Innovator
Agro-Ecological Zone: Arid western Plains
Address: Gabha, Talara, Junagadh, Gujarat
District: Junagadh
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 362150
Practice Details
Crop: Groundnut
Crop Family: Fabaceae
Crop Scientific Name: (Arachis hypogaea)
Crop Vernacular Name: earthnut, goober, badam, mufali
Ingredients: straw cluster bean, husk of wheat, dry matter of plants .
PAS 1:
“It was concluded that Mediterranean climate offers a long and suitable environment having at least 160 calendar days or 2400–2500 °Cd thermal time for both main and double crop production of the groundnut with acceptable yield levels.”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378429007001670
“It can be concluded that foliar spraying with 1.00g/L zinc and application of 60 kg P2O5 /fad could improve the vegetative growth, yield and seed quality of groundnut”
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Medhat_Tawfik/publication/267721193_Effect_of_Phosphorus_Fertilizer_and_Foliar_Spraying_with_Zinc_on_Growth_Yield_and_Quality_of_Groundnut_under_Reclaimed_Sandy_Soils/links/5691e71e08aed0aed814a03d.pdf
“Seed bacterization with phylloplane isolates promoted groundnut growth indicating the possibility of isolating rhizosphere beneficial bacteria from different habitats.”
https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01664.x