New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in Central India
Resource ID
18520
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Crop improvement
Crops
Grain legumes, Groundnut
Systems
Farming Systems
Locations
Asia, India, Chattisgarh
Global Date
17 Jul 20
Title
New groundnut variety with high oil, high pod yields released in Central India
Keywords
New groundnut variety, Chhattisgarh-India, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya,ICGV 06420,AICRP-G trials,ICGV 87846, ICGV 99240, Enhancing groundnut productivity, Profitability, Smallholder farmers
Language
English
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Asia Program, Crop Improvement
Story Partners
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur,Chhattisgarh
Author/Key contact
SMCO staff
Story Source
ICRISAT Happenings 1863-2, 17 July 2020
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.icrisat.org/new-groundnut-variety-with-high-oil-high-pod-yields-released-in-central-india/
Description
A new groundnut variety, with 28% higher yields of oil and pods compared to zonal checks, has been released in Chhattisgarh state, India. This variety, Chhattisgarh Mungfali-1 (CGM-1), is the first ever groundnut variety released by Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) in the new state which came into being in the year 2000.At state-level multi-location trials conducted during 2018 and 2019, CGM-1 (ICGV 06420) recorded a mean pod yield of 4,200 kg/ha, which is 28% pod yield superiority over the Zonal checks TAG 24 and GG 8; and 14% superiority over JL 776.
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
17 Jul 20
CGIAR Research Program
GLDC
SDG
01-No_Poverty, 02-Zero_Hunger, 17-Partnerships_For_The_Goals
