Yield performance of summer groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) as influenced by nutrient management

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during the summer season of 2015 at College of Agriculture, Kolhapur, to study the yield performance of summer groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) as influenced by nutrient management. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 8 treatments and 3 replications. Increasing dose of fertilizers up to 125% recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) significantly increased pod yield (35.42 q ha-1) and haulm yield (29.15 q ha-1). Oil yield was significantly higher in 125% RDF through inorganic fertilizer (T1) (1237.79 kg ha-1). Though the differences in shelling per cent and oil per cent among treatments were not significant, 125% RDF recorded numerically higher value (73.73 %, 47.82% respectively).