http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/2437 2013-09-14T09:39:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/2437/ Registration of Groundnut Cultivar Venus (ICGV 87853) Reddy, L J Nigam, S N Subrahmanyam, P Ismael, F M Govinden, N Merwe, P J A Van der Groundnut Released in 1998, the virginia bunch new variety Venus was developed by bulk selection from the cross of Kadiri 3 (ICG 799) with a stable, interspecific derivative CS-9. Venus has a decumbent habit, and matures in 120-125 days during the rainy season and in 135-140 days during the post-rainy season. It has two-seeded pods which have a small beak, a slight constriction and moderate reticulation. Mean pod size is 34 mm × 10 mm. Shelling percentage averages 68% while 100-seed weight ranges from 32 to 52 g depending on season and location. Seeds are tan coloured. Pod yield in trials conducted at Patancheru during kharif 1990 and 1991 gave mean yields of 1.58 t/ha outyielding ICGS 76 by 43.7% and Kadiri 3 by 64.6%. Venus is resistant to rust (Puccinia arachidis) and is moderately tolerant of late leaf spot (Mycosphaerella berkeleyi). 2000 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/2437/1/IAN_20_29-31_2000.pdf Reddy, L J and Nigam, S N and Subrahmanyam, P and Ismael, F M and Govinden, N and Merwe, P J A Van der (2000) Registration of Groundnut Cultivar Venus (ICGV 87853). International Arachis Newsletter, 20. pp. 29-31. info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage