1* Bussa Negussie F 1* Bussa Negussie F Commercial Peanut Cultivars for the Improvement of Seed Physicochemicals and Fatty Acids

Commercial Peanut Cultivars for the Improvement of Seed Physicochemicals and Fatty Acids

Kebede B Amare1,*, Bussa Negussie F


Research Articles | Published:

DOI: 10.5958/2229-4473.2017.00159.8
First Page: 99
Last Page: 103
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Keywords: Peanut, Seed physicochemicals, Fatty acids.


Abstract


Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an oilseed crop. It is believed that it was introduced in Ethiopia before half a century and currently widely grown in the country. Introduction of the crop informally from neighboring countries like South Sudan and Eretria, and formally from ICRISAT, India enhanced the gene pool in the country. Peanut has industrial and nutritional benefits to end users.



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1School of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia

2Department of Food Science and Post-harvest Technology, Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, Ethiopia

3Central Laboratory, Haramaya University, Ethiopia

*Corresponding author: Amare Kebede, School of Plant Sciences, Genetics and Plant Breeding Program, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia, Tel: +251 9 13048106; E-mail: