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Titles

English :

giza/8 : a new peanut variety

Arabic :

جيزة / 8 : صنف جديد من الفول السوداني

Abstract

Twelve field trials were carried out in 12 locations during 2001 through 2003 seasons to study yield potentiality, pod and seed characters of some local genotypes and new accessions of peanut: Arachis. hypogaea L., compared with the commercial variety Giza/4. Preliminary (A) and advanced (B) trials were carried out in three research stations that represent different ecological locations, viz Nubaria (Western Delta), Ismailia (Eastern Delta) and South Tahrir. Results indicated that N.A 623 overyielded Giza/4 in the preliminary trials by 3.73 ardab/feddan (21.09%) and in advanced trials by 4.14 ardab/feddan (23.35%). On the basis of these results, verification trials were carried out in farmer’s fields in 3 governorates: Nubaria (W.Delta ), Sharkia (E.Delta) and Sohag (Upper Egypt) in 2 locations per each governorate. Yield over locations and governorates showed that ZM2447 introduced from USA (N.A. 623) overyielded Giza/4 by 1.53 ardab/feddan (7.16%). At the general overall mean of trials, yield increase over the check variety was 3.13 ardab/feddan (16.9%). Besides N.A. 623 had heavier pods and higher shelling percentage. Association between yield and its components reveald that pod weight and yield/plant were positively correlated with yield of pods/feddan. The selected accession (623) is 20 days earlier than Giza/4. It is to be propagated, registered and released to growers under the name: Giza/8.

Publication year

2006

Pages

13-29

Availability location

معهد بحوث المحاصيل الحقلية 9- شارع الجامعة- الجيزة

Availability number

Organization Name

Field Crops Research Institute (FCRI)

serial title

Egypt. J. Plant Breed

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