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Multi-purpose Groundnut: Replaces a 60-year old variety; brings hope to poor Indian farmers
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http://oar.icrisat.org/5671/
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Multi-purpose Groundnut: Replaces a 60-year old variety; brings hope to poor Indian farmers
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ICRISAT, -
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Groundnut
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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), also known as peanut, is a legume that ranks 6th among the oilseed crops and 13th among the food crops of the world. In addition to providing high quality edible oil (48–50%), easily digestible protein (26–28%), and nearly half of the 13 essential vitamins and 7 of the 20 essential minerals necessary for normal human growth and maintenance, it produces high quality fodder for livestock. Groundnut plays a significant role in the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. So what more could they wish for when a variety grown by farmers in India for more that 60 years is replaced by a better variety (labeled ICGV 91114 at ICRISAT)?
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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2009
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Monograph
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application/pdf
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en
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http://oar.icrisat.org/5671/1/Groundnut_2009.pdf
ICRISAT, - (2009) Multi-purpose Groundnut: Replaces a 60-year old variety; brings hope to poor Indian farmers. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India. |
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