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The Choice of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) Varieties by Smallholders in South-east Tanzania. I. Observations on Different Varieties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

S. R. Preston ,
J. H. Simons  and
B. R. Taylor
S. R. Preston
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute, Naliendele, PO Box 509, Mtwara, Tanzania
J. H. Simons
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute, Naliendele, PO Box 509, Mtwara, Tanzania
B. R. Taylor
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute, Naliendele, PO Box 509, Mtwara, Tanzania
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Summary

Smallholders in south-east Tanzania grow the groundnut Red Mwitunde (Arachis hypogaea ssp. hypogaea), a long-season variety with seed dormancy, although earlier maturing varieties with no seed dormancy (ssp. hypogaea and fastigiata) usually yielded better in trials, particularly when late sown. Small-seeded, short-season varieties established better in the field than Red Mwitunde and other large-seeded varieties, especially under moisture stress. Trials with selective fungicides to estimate yield losses from leafspots (mainly Cercosporidium personatum) and rust (Puccinia arachidis), jointly and separately, showed no consistent varietal differences.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 269 - 278
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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