Key Variety Traits
- Maturity Period: 90 to 110 days.
- Growth Habit: Stay-green characteristics with high tolerance to drought.
- Disease Resistance: High resistance to groundnut rosette virus and leaf spots.
- Seed Characteristics: Small-to-medium red-colored seeds with high market appeal and great taste for local sauce.
Planting and Agronomy
- Seed Rate: About 30 to 35 kg per acre when using shelled kernels.
- Spacing: Plant in rows spaced 30–45 cm apart and 10–20 cm between individual plants.
- Sowing Depth: Place seeds 5 to 6 cm deep into friable, well-drained soils at the onset of seasonal rains.
- Weeding: Keep the plot weed-free during the critical first 3 to 6 weeks, and earth up lightly during weeding to support pod penetration.
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