Author/Authors :
Zamurrad، Madiha نويسنده Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan , , Tariq، Muhammad نويسنده , , Hassan Shah، Fida نويسنده Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan , , Subhani، Abid نويسنده Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan , , Ijaz، Muhammad نويسنده Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan , , Shahid Iqbal، Muhammad نويسنده Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan , , Koukab، Mehmoona Koukab نويسنده Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan ,
Abstract :
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important summer leguminous crops of the Potohar region. About 90% of the groundnut production is obtained from rainfed region which covers more than 90% of total cultivated area under groundnut cultivation in Punjab. A study was conducted at Barani Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Chakwal in the years 2009 and 2010 to evaluate the performance of the groundnut genotypes for yield and other characters under rainfed condition. Seven promising/candidate lines of groundnut obtained from National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad and BARI, Chakwal were sown in first week of April in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The results revealed that varieties BARI-2011 and PG-1102 produced higher pod yield of 3648 and 3617 kg ha-1, respectively with better yield components. Both these varieties are recommended for commercial cultivation in rainfed areas.
