Cultivate peanuts with better technology, insects and diseases will stay away from the crop

Mungfali Ki Kheti :  Peanut is an oilseed crop, peanut farming gets ready in a short time, farmers nowadays are moving more towards low cost and high profit crops, peanut farming is done in many states of India, peanut is one such crop that gets ripe in less cost and not taking much time, peanut crop needs watering 2 to 3 times, weeds have to be removed after 35 days, spray medicine as per requirement, if we talk about its yield then 10 to 12 quintals can be obtained per acre.

Peanuts are cultivated in many states of the country. It is mainly cultivated in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal. For peanut crop, plough the fields three to four times. After this, level the soil and then after leveling, use organic manure, fertilizers and nutrients as per the need in the field. So that good yield can be obtained. After preparing the field, seeds should be prepared for sowing peanuts. 

So that diseases and insects do not grow in the crop. Use improved varieties and seeds for sowing. This reduces the possibility of crop disease. Use 28 to 30 kg seed rate per acre for sowing.

How much water is needed 

Peanut crop depends only on rain, hence it is also called a water saving crop. Before heavy rains, arrange for drainage in the field so that water does not fill the crop. Filling of water in the peanut crop increases the possibility of pests and diseases. In case of less rainfall, irrigation as per requirement is very important.

Use of organic fertilizers and medicines 

A lot of weeds grow in the peanut crop, which affects the growth of the plant and the quality of the yield. Therefore, weed the fields 15 days after sowing and 35 days after that and uproot the grass growing in the field. Keep monitoring the pests and diseases in the crop. Use organic pesticides as per the need at an interval of every 15 days.