RA 00183.pdf - OAR@ICRISAT
RA 00183.pdf - OAR@ICRISAT
RA 00183.pdf - OAR@ICRISAT
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Production of Foundation Seeds<br />
The Gassi Station has drawn up a seed production plan which will enable it to guarantee<br />
specific and varietal purity as well as improved germination rate. Individual breeding of the<br />
parent lines in the field—with 600 plants in the beginning—followed by laboratory screening<br />
to assess biometric features enable 50 to 100 parents to be selected.<br />
P r o s p e c t s f o r t h e Y e a r 2 0 0 0<br />
Groundnut cultivation will continue to increase, especially in the Sahelian region.<br />
Estimates of areas under cultivation will be about 230 000 to 250 000 ha, divided as<br />
follows: 35 000-45 000 ha in the Sahelian region and 180 000-203 000 ha in the Sudanian<br />
region. Production will be approximately 250 000 t of pods.<br />
The development of groundnut cultivation is very promising because Chad must diversify<br />
its sources of fats. Cotton seed oil and groundnut oil remain the only sources.<br />
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