Screening exotic groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) lines for introducing as a small-seeded variety (ANKGN4/Tiny) in Sri Lanka
By: Diddugodage Chamila Jeewani, Yaddehige Priya Jayantha Amarasinghe, Gayani Wijesinghe and Rajapaksha Weeraman Pushpa Kumara
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|Dec 2021Abstract
Small seeded groundnut varieties utilized for the chocolate balls and candies have huge demand by the producers. In the present study, through a screening process of exotic germplasm, a new small seeded groundnut line (SAARC NO 201) was identified as a promising variety for the industry. The SAARC NO 201 line matured within 3 months. The average yield of the line was 2.7 t ha−1 (±0.14) higher than that of Tissa (2.3 t ha−1±0.24) and ANKG1 (2. 3 t ha−1±0.13). The potential yield of the SAARC NO 201 line was 4.2 t ha−1. Further, it was moderately resistant to collar rot, leaf spot, rust, and bud necrosis disease and leaf-eating caterpillars at field level. Hence, it has been released by the Department of agriculture in 2020, renaming as ANKGN4/Tiny considering its suitability for the chocolate ball industry and the greater potential for increasing productivity of groundnut in Sri Lanka.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/tare.v24i4.5543 | Journal eISSN: 1391-3646
Language: English
Page range: 330 - 338
Published on: Dec 31, 2021
Published by: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2021 Diddugodage Chamila Jeewani, Yaddehige Priya Jayantha Amarasinghe, Gayani Wijesinghe, Rajapaksha Weeraman Pushpa Kumara, published by Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna
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