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Groundnut Seed Production Manual

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Title Groundnut Seed Production Manual
 
Creator Nigam, S N
Giri, D Y
Reddy, A G S
 
Subject Groundnut
 
Description In spite of the involvement of public sector seed producing agencies in groundnut
seed production, the varietal seed replacement rate in the crop in developing
countries remains low. This restricts the full benefit of varietal improvement
research reaching farmers. Thus, the productivity of the crop remains low in most of
the developing countries. Low seed multiplication ratio, bulky nature of the produce,
quick loss of seed viability, self pollinated nature of the crop and low profitability of
the seed production system discourage private sector’s involvement in commercial
seed multiplication of this crop. This situation can improve only when farmers, nongovernmental
organizations, and public sector agencies participate more vigorously in
seed production of this crop. This manual provides basic information about the crop,
formal and informal seed production systems and processes, and crop husbandry to
enable farmers and others to take up formal or informal seed production of improved
varieties of groundnut.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2004
 
Type Monograph
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/2883/1/Groundnut-seed-production-manual.pdf
Nigam, S N and Giri, D Y and Reddy, A G S (2004) Groundnut Seed Production Manual. Manual. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.