Year: 1989
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Over the 10-year period from 1976 to 1986, groundnut production in Asia increased by \nabout 6 million t, reflecting an average annual growth rate of 5%. Nearly half of this increase \ncame from expansion of the area cultivated. Demand for groundnut in Asia is expected to \nincrease at a compound rate of about 4% annually, and as the prospects for increasing the \ncultivated area are limited, it will be necessary to increase yield per unit area. Fortunately, \nthere is considerable scope for increasing farmers' yields, as the present average yield of just \nover 1 t ha-1 dried pods is well below the potential 6 to 8 t ha-1 that can be achieved on research \nfarms when yield constraints are removed...........
Authors: Daniel McDonald, S N Nigam
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W103621480