Plough with a tractor-drawn disc followed by harrow, once or twice with an iron plough, or 3–4 times with a country plough, until all the clods are broken and a fine tilth is obtained.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Groundnut (rainfed) – Field preparation, p. 184
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Seed rate and spacing
Use 120 kg of kernels per hectare, or 175 kg per hectare for bold-seeded varieties. Adopt a spacing of 30 cm between rows and 10 cm between plants. Where groundnut ring mosaic (bud necrosis) is prevalent, adopt a spacing of 15 cm x 15 cm.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Groundnut (rainfed) – Seed rate & spacing, p. 186
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Sowing
Sow the seeds in lines using a seed drill or gorru. Put one seed in each hole, and protect the seeds from crows and squirrels.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Groundnut (rainfed) – Sowing, p. 186
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Intercropping
Where red hairy caterpillar is endemic, raise one row of cowpea for every five rows of groundnut. Groundnut + gingelly or groundnut + blackgram in a 4:1 ratio, groundnut + cowpea at 6:1, and groundnut + sunflower at 6:2 may be raised. Red gram, blackgram, sunflower, gingelly or other pulses can also be raised as intercrops.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Groundnut (rainfed) – Intercropping, p. 186
