Introduction to major field crops (1+1)

Soil Requirement

Groundnut thrives best in well drained sandy and sandy loam soils, as light soil helps in easy penetration of pegs and their development and also harvesting. Clay or heavy soils are not suitable for this crop. Groundnut gives good yields in the soil with pH between 6.0-6.5.



Fig: Soil Requirement.

 

Fig: Groundnut seedling. Fig: Stages of pod development.