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VOL. 7, ISSUE 2 (2025)

Production potential of different groundnut varieties under varied dates of sowing in summer season

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Anitha D, Sampath Kumar D, Srujana Y

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during summer season at Agricultural Research Station, Kadiri, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh to study the production potential of groundnut varieties in varied dates of sowings in summer season. The soil having sandy loam texture and experiment was laid out in split plot design with three replications and 16 treatments combinations, where the main plots consisted of four varieties (V1: Kadiri 6, V2: Dheeraj, V3: Kadiri Amaravathi, V4: Kadiri Chitravathi) and four dates of sowing (D1: March 20^th, D2: April 5^th, D3: April 20^th, May 5^th). Four cultivars namely, Kadiri 6, Dheeraj, Kadiri Amaravathi and Kadiri Chitravathi were evaluated under four dates of sowings. Different cultivars sown under different dates of sowing exerted significant influence on the yield & yield attributes of summer groundnut. Among four cultivars sown on different dates of sowings, Kadiri Chitravathi recorded higher mean pod yield (2470 kg/ha) over different dates of sowing during summer which was on par with Kadiri Amaravathi (2271 kg/ha) and significantly superior over Dheeraj (2071 kg/ha) and Kadiri-6 (1782 kg/ha). Dheeraj recorded significantly superior over Kadiri-6 variety. Among different dates of sowing over different varieties, sowing at May 5^th recorded higher mean pod yield (2560 kg/ha) which was on par with sowing at April 20^th and significantly superior over March sowings. Pooled economic analysis of the study reveals that, mean highest gross returns (Rs.1,63,492/-), net returns (Rs.1,15,492/-) and benefit cost ratio (3.41) were with May 5^th sowings over different varieties. May 5^th sowing crop has realized 82 % higher net returns over March 20^th sowing and 45 % higher net returns over April 5^th sowing. The study reveals that, the optimum time of sowing for different groundnut varieties to realize maximum yield and returns is between April 20^th to May 5^th.

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Pages:62-64

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Anitha D, Sampath Kumar D, Srujana Y "Production potential of different groundnut varieties under varied dates of sowing in summer season". International Journal of Agriculture and Plant Science, Vol 7, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 62-64

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