INTRODUCTION TO GROUNDNUT IN RESPECT OF VARIABILITY AND GENETIC PARAMETER FOR QUALITY CHARACTER

                                                                                                               INTRODUCTION 

 

                Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a self pollinated, allotetraploid (2n=4x=40) with a genome size of 2891 Mbp. Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), a major oilseed crop that ranks 12th position among the food crops of the world. This annual legume is a native of South America (Brazil), but now grown throughout the tropical and warm