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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Abstract
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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