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Crop Improvement
Method of Groundnut cultivation
Climate Requirement
T. Max |
T. Min |
T. Optimum |
Rainfall |
Altitude |
40oC |
15oC |
25 - 35oC |
500 - 700 mm |
1160 m |
- Tropical climate
- Grown in three seasons
- Cloudy weather affect the flowering and seed settingShort day plant
- Day neutral plantCan tolerate drought and winter dew
- Drought tolerant crop
Groundnut Seasons of Tamilnadu
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Month of sowing |
Season |
Districts |
Jan- Feb |
Thaipattam |
Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi |
April - May |
Chithiraipattam |
Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Villupuram and Kallakurichi |
May - June |
Vaigasipattam |
Namakkal, Dharmapuri |
June-July |
Anipattam |
Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Theni, Dindigul, Karur, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Sivagangai, Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, Vellore, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tiruchirapalli |
July-Aug |
Adipattam |
Kancheepuram, Virudhunagar, Perambalur, Ariyalur and Chengalpattu |
Sep- Oct |
Purattasipattam |
Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai and Tenkasi |
| Oct- Nov |
Ayppasipattam |
Sivagangai, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai and Ramanathapuram |
Nov- Dec |
Karthigaipattam |
Thoothukudi, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Salem, Krishnagiri and Kallakurichi, Ranipet and Tirupathur |
Dec- Jan |
Margazhipattam |
Erode, Theni, Dindigul, Karur, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai |
Groundnut Seasons and Varieties
| Zone / District / Season |
Month |
Varieties |
I. Western Zone (Irrigated) |
| a. Coimbatore/Tiruppur/Kallakurichi |
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| Chithiraipattam |
April-May |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
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| b. Erode/Theni/ Dindigul |
Margazhipattam |
Dec- Jan |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
| I. Western Zone (Rainfed) |
| a. Coimbatore/ Tiruppur/Erode/ Theni/ Dindigul |
Anippattam
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June- July |
TMVGn 13, VRIGn 7, CO 6,CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
II.Southern Zone (Irrigated) |
| a. Ramanathapuram/Tirunelveli |
Thaippattam |
Jan- Feb |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
| b.Karur/ Pudukkottai/Madurai/ Virudhunagar |
Margazhipattam |
Dec- Jan |
TMVGn 13, CO 7,TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
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| c. Sivagangai |
Ayppasipattam |
Oct- Nov |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
| II. Southern Zone (Rainfed) |
| a.Karur/Pudukkottai/ Madurai/ Sivagangai |
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Anippattam |
June-July |
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| b.Virudhunagar |
Adippattam |
July-Aug |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
| c. Ramanathapuram /Tirunelveli |
| Purattasipattam |
Sep- Oct |
TMVGn 13, VRIGn 7, CO 6, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
| d. Thoothukudi |
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Karthigaipattam |
Nov- Dec |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
III.North Eastern Zone (Irrigated) |
| a. Villupuram |
Chithiraipattam |
April-May |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
| b. Thiruvallur/ Kancheepuram |
| Masipattam |
Dec- Jan |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
| c. Cuddalore |
Ayppasipattam |
Oct- Nov |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
| d. Vellore/ Tiruvannamalai |
Karthigaipattam |
Nov- Dec |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
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e. Thiruvallur/ Cuddalore/ Vellore |
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| Anippattam |
June-July |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
| f. Kancheepuram |
| Adippattam |
July-Aug |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
| g. Tiruvannamalai |
| Purattasipattam |
Sep- Oct |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
| h.Villupuram |
| Karthigaipattam |
Nov- Dec |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
IV.North Western Zone (Irrigated) |
| a. Perambalur/Ariyalur |
| Margazhipattam |
Dec- Jan |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
| b. Namakkal/Dharmapuri |
| Vaigasipattam |
May- June |
CO 6 and VRIGn 7 |
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| c.Salem/ Krishnagirii |
Karthigaipattam |
Nov- Dec |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
| V. North Western Zone (Rainfed) |
| a. Namakkal |
May- June |
CO 6 VRIGn 7 and BSR 2, |
Vaigasipattam |
July-Aug |
VRIGn 7 VRI 4 and VRI 5 |
b. Salem/Dharmapuri/Krishnagiri |
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| Anippattam |
May- June |
TMVGn 13, CO 6, VRIGn 7 and BSR 2, |
| c. Perambalur/ Ariyalur |
| Adippattam |
July-Aug |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, BSR 2, VRI 9 and VRI 10 |
VI Delta Zone (Irrigated) |
| a. Tiruchirapalli/ Thanjavur, Thiruvarur/ Nagapattinam |
Margazhipattam |
Dec- Jan |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
VII. Delta Zone (Rainfed) |
| a. Tiruchirapalli |
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| Anippattam |
June-July |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14,VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
| b. Thanjavur/ Nagapattinam |
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Margazhipattam |
Dec- Jan |
TMVGn 13, CO 7, TMV 14, VRI 8, and BSR 2, |
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