GROUNDNUTS
Groundnuts
Groundnuts are an important cash crop that can be grown by both commercial and small-scale farmers. As a cash crop, groundnuts fetch a good price and is an excellent crop for home consumption because of its nutritional value. It contains 25% protein and up to 50% edible oil content.
Because of its exceptional nutritional properties, groundnuts can be used in industry to produce several products such as: cooking oil, groundnut cake used in animal feed formulas, hay, etc.
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GROUNDNUTS
Variety Performance Card
II–III
MGV 4 Virginia Runner
48–50% oil · medium red grain
120–140d
0.5–1.5 MT/ha
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MGV 4 Virginia Runner
48–50% oil · medium red grain
120–140d
0.5–1.5 MT/ha
| Type | Virginia (runner type) |
| Days to maturity | 120–140 days |
| Recommended spacing | 70 × 10 cm |
| Recommended seed rate | 80 kg/ha |
| Yield potential | 0.5 to 1.5 MT/ha |
| Grain type | Medium |
| Seed colour | Red |
| Oil content | 48 to 50% |
| Agro-ecological zones | II & III |
II–III
MGV 5 Virginia
48–50% oil · big tan grain · higher yielding
120–130d
2–2.5 MT/ha
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MGV 5 Virginia
48–50% oil · big tan grain · higher yielding
120–130d
2–2.5 MT/ha
| Type | Virginia |
| Days to maturity | 120–130 days |
| Recommended spacing | 70 × 10 cm |
| Recommended seed rate | 80 kg/ha |
| Yield potential | 2 to 2.5 MT/ha |
| Grain type | Big |
| Seed colour | Tan |
| Oil content | 48–50% |
| Agro-ecological zones | II & III (under residual moisture in region I) |
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