Effects of planting date and seasonal rainfall on yield of groundnuts in Mauritius

Code (CO)	MSI99P0530
Author (AU)	Pillay, A. R. Mamet, J. R. Vaudin, J.
Title - English (ET)	Effects of planting date and seasonal rainfall on yield of groundnuts in Mauritius
Document Type(DT)	Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)	1974
Series (SE)	Revue agric. sucr. Ile Maurice
Source (SO)	53: 74-78
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	Fr
Abstract (AB)	Effect of planting date and rainfall on groundnut yields in different localities were studied in October-November 1970 (fornightly sowings), and November 1971-October 1972 (monthly sowings). Planting from October to January gave high yields of kernels; however, planting Shulamit by mid-October and "Cabri" by early November should be preferred. Moisture stress during the period of intense flowering and pod development (65-96 days after sowing) reduces yield considerably.
Descriptors - English (DE)	GROUNDNUTS PLANTING DATE RAIN CROPPING SYSTEMS PLANTING METHODS
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Groundnuts: Farming systems
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Cropping systems: Planting methods
Date record entered (DA)	1992-03-01
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Affiliation (AF)	Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Location (LO)	LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)	FC