Peanuts are widely cultivated in China. Especially in recent years, they have become a raw material needed by many industries, resulting in high market sales and prices. This has led farmers to increase their investment in peanut cultivation. So why do peanut seeds grow underground? Let's take a look.
Why do peanut seeds grow underground?
Peanuts belong to the legume family and the genus *Arachis*. This very family and genus determine that peanuts are crops that flower above ground and bear fruit underground—a common characteristic of all plants in the *Arachis* genus. Furthermore, peanut pods, like their root systems, grow towards the ground; only after penetrating the soil can they properly form pods.
II. What are some new high-yield peanut varieties?
1. Yuhua 9719
(1) Yuhua 9719 is a peanut variety bred by the peanut team of the Institute of Economic Crops of Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. It is a large-fruited peanut variety. This year, the yield performance in many places is very good, especially in the peanut planting area after wheat stubble, the yield per mu is generally around 800 jin.
(2) This variety is suitable for intercropping with wheat or spring sowing, and it has been widely promoted and planted in Henan, Anhui, Shandong and northern Jiangsu.
2. Yuanza 9847
(1) Yuanza 9847 is a common peanut variety. Its entire growth period is about 110 days. This year, the yield in many places is about 600-900 jin, and the yield in a few areas has exceeded 1000 jin.
(2) This variety is more suitable for planting in peanut-growing areas in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, including the area north of the Huai River in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, and southern Liaoning province. It can be intercropped with wheat or planted in summer.
3. Flower Cultivation 33
(1) Huayu 33 is a large-fruited peanut variety. The pods are of ordinary shape with deep netting and shallow waist. The kernels are long and oval with pink seed coat and orange-yellow inner seed coat.
(2) The growing period for spring sowing is about 125-130 days. This year, the yield in many places in Henan was about 650-850 jin. This variety is suitable for planting in North China, including Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi, as well as Liaoning, Beijing and Xinjiang.
4. Chinese flower 16
Zhonghua 16 is a pearl- type peanut variety. According to surveys, the yield per mu in Hubei planting areas this year is generally around 600-900 jin. This variety is suitable for planting in Hubei, Sichuan, Chongqing, Anhui, Hunan, southern Henan, Jiangsu and other regions.
5. Guangdong Oil No. 7
(1) Yueyou No. 7 is an upright pearl bean type peanut variety with very strong lodging resistance, drought resistance and waterlogging resistance. Its kernel yield is relatively high, around 70%.
(2) The peanut variety has a full growth period of about 125-128 days and is suitable for planting in paddy fields and dry slopes in the peanut double-cropping areas of South China. It is also widely planted in Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangxi. The average yield of this variety is about 400 kg per mu.
6. Super Giant Peanuts
(1) This variety has vigorous growth, with broad and thick leaves, thick stems, plant height of 45cm, early flowering, abundant flowers, and extra-large fruit, with a hundred fruits weighing 500-600g and a hundred kernels weighing 160-190g.
(2) The growing period is about 135 days. Each plant produces 30-50 fruits, and some can produce up to 100 fruits. When fully mature, the weight of 100 fruits can reach 700-800g, and the yield per mu is about 400-500kg.
