Evaluation of Trait-based and Empirical Selections for Drought Resistance at Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu, India

摘要

PEANUT IS AN IMPORTANT oilseed crop in Tamil Nadu, The crop is grown in an area of about 1.2 M ha of which 0.8 M ha are grown under rain-fed conditions and raised during June-July with the onset of the South West Monsoon. The production of kharif peanut is highly influenced by the vagaries of the monsoon, 'Spanish bunch type' cultivars dominate, occupying some 90 per cent of the area.