Boosting groundnut yield with an empty drum
The pollinated flowers of groundnut shrivel and form a needle-like structure that grows downward to the soil. This is called a peg. When these pegs successfully penetrate the soil, pods are formed. Groundnut yield depends on the number of pegs that can penetrate in the soil. By rolling a drum on the crop, the branches spread on the ground. It enables the pegs located on the upper part of the branches to enter the soil.
Author: Atul Pagar, WOTR
Other authors: Access Agriculture
Organization: Access Agriculture
Year: 2024
Country/ies: India
Geographical coverage: Africa, Asia and the Pacific
Type: Video
Full text available at: https://www.accessagriculture.org/boosting-groundnut-yield-empty-drum
Content language: English
