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HIGH YIELDING GROUNDNUT (ARACHIS HYPOGEA L.) VARIETY “GOLDEN”
NAEEM-UD-DIN1, ABID MAHMOOD1, GUL SANAT SHAH KHATTAK2*, IQBAL SAEED2 AND MUHAMMAD FIDA HASSAN1
Abstract: Kernels of a groundnut variety No. 334
were irradiated at 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 KGys doses of gamma rays using
60Co gamma cell at Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology
(NIAB), Faisalabd in 1990. Raised M1 to M7
generations followed by consecutive selection for high yield and good
plant type at Barani Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Chakwal
from 1990 to 1996. Mutant 96CG010 was selected on high pod yield basis
and evaluated its performance along with standard varieties in various
replicated yield trials. On the basis of its superb performance in yield
trials, Punjab Seed Council approved it as a commercial variety in 2002
under the name “Golden” for general cultivation in Punjab.
Average and potential pod yield of “Golden” is 2413 and 4100 kg ha-1,
respectively. It has resistance against Cercospora leaf spot
(Tikka disease). Reddish seed coat color of this variety is the distinct
character to distinguish it from other approved groundnut varieties. 1Barani Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 35, Chakwal, Pakistan 2Nuclear Institute for food and Agriculture (NIFA), P.O. Box 446, Tarnab, Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan |
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