Selection Of Suitable Short Duration Groundnut Variety For Uttar Pradesh

The present study was under taken during two consecutive rainy seasons at Regional Research Station Mainpuri. The experimental soil was sandy loam with poor fertility status. The ten varieties of groundnut were tested. The main objective was to findout the suitable short and bunch type cultivars for cultivation during rainy season for increasing area, production and productivity. Cultivar Dh 86 and ICGV-93468 (Avtar) gave highest pod yield of groundnut by 24.95 q/ha and 24.27 q/ha, respectively. The other tested varieties produced poor yield in comparison to aforementioned genotypes. As regard to gross income, net return and BCR, the cultivars Dh 86 and ICGV 93468 gave highest values of gross return, net profit and BCR. The genotype Dh 86 gave gross return, net return and BCR by Rs. 137225/ha, Rs. 74955/ha & 1:2.20, respectively. Similarly, genotype ICGV 93468 gave gross return, net return and BCR by Rs. 133485/ha, Rs. 71225/ha & 1:2.14, respectively. The other tested cultivars did not perform considerable response for return and BCR in comparison to Dh 86 and ICGV 93468.