Multi-purpose Groundnut: Replaces a 60-year old variety; brings hope to poor Indian farmers

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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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)?

Item Type: Monograph (Documentation)
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Subjects: Mandate crops > Groundnut
Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2012 05:26
Last Modified: 02 Mar 2012 05:26
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5671
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