Selection of varieties The varieties under cultivation fall into three habit groups. They are: bunch (pish/Valencia), semi-spreading (Virginia bunch) and spreading (Virginia runner). Selection of a suitable variety of a particular area depends on soil type, rainfall distribution, season of cultivation, market preference, resistance to major pests and diseases of the area, etc. Spreading types are preferred under rainfed conditions where the rainy season is longer. Bunch types are preferred where the rainy season is short and also for irrigated crop in rabi and summer seasons. Where the soils have high clay content and harvesting is a problem, bunch types are preferred. Groundnut (irrigated) varieties recommended in different parts of Karnataka Varieties Duration Type pish improved 100-120 days Bunch type TMV-2 100-120 days Bunch type JL-24 (Bharathi) (kharif only) 90-95 days Bunch type S-206 110-115 days Bunch type Dh-3-30 (Malnad and Coastal) 100-120 days Bunch type KRG-1 105-110 days Bunch type Dh-8 105-110 days Bunch type ICGS-11 (Summer only) 120-125 days Bunch type Area pish improved and TMV-2 are suited to Dharwad, Belgaum, Bijapur and Southern districts of the State. S-206 Suited to Raichur, Gulbarga, Bidar and Bellary districts. Dh-3-30 and Dh-8 Suitable to Dharwad, Belgaum and Uttar Kannada districts. KRG-1 Suitable to Raichur, Bellary and Gulbarga for summer cultivation only. Dh-3-30 Is also recommended for cultivation in rice fallows in Uttara Kannada districts (Malnad and Coastal). TMV-2, JL-24, Dh-3-30 and ICGS-II Grown in Southern dry zone (zone 3,4,5 & 6), Bijapur, Bellary, Raichur, Dharwad, Belgaum, Chitradurga, Davangere, Tumkur, Hassan, Chickmagalur, Bangalore ® & (U), Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajnagar districts. Groundnut (Rainfed) Varieties Duration pish improved* 100-120 days TMV-2* 100-120 days S-206* 100-120 days Dh-8* 105-110 days Pondichery-8** 135-140 days S-230* 135-140 days Dh-3-30* 100-120 days JL-24 (Bharathi)* 90-95 days *Bunch varieties **Spreading varieties Area pish improved TMV-2 Suited to Dharwad, Uttar Kannada, Belgaum and Bijapur districts. S-206 Suited to Raichur, Gulbarga, Bellary and Bidar districts. S-230 Suited to Gulbarga, Raichur and Bidar districts. Pondichery-8 Suited to Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada and Bellary districts. TMV-2 Suited to Southern districts (zones 4,5 and 6). Dh-3-30 and Dh-8d Are suitable to transitional tract of Dharwad and Belgaum and parts of Bijapur districts. JL-24 (Bharath) Suited for only kharif in regions 1,2,6 and zones 4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10.

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