First dryland peanut trial in Portugal held in Ribatejo

A new concept of rainfed peanut has arrived on the world market, in hedge. It is a cultivation modality adapted to fresh dry land (> 400 mm / year), carried out by Agromillora, the result of some years of research, development and testing. According to the company, the varieties that best adapt to this upland cultivation system, in hedge, are self-fertile and of short cycle, that is, with a shorter period between flowering and harvesting, thus reducing the needs of the plant. "The Penta variety is the one with the best behavior, followed by Avijor, and Soleta due to its vigor and long cycle becomes less interesting". The first trial in Portugal was installed this week (second week of January) in Campo de Valada do Ribatejo where the AGROGLOBAL 2020 fair will take place, in a partnership between the Portuguese company Hidro-Ibérica and Agromillora. Planting was carried out mechanically (GPS), in line and ridges, with the Avijor and Penta varieties. The rainfed peanut can be an ...