Latest Peanut Seed Prices and a Detailed Guide to Planting Methods

The peanut is a widely eaten nut, also known as the groundnut, longevity fruit, mud bean and so on. It is an annual herbaceous plant of the genus Arachis in the legume family, with abundant root nodules on its roots, and stems that are erect or prostrate. It is widely cultivated throughout our country, and prefers sandy soil areas with a warm climate and moderate rainfall. It has a fairly long growing season. Now let us take a look together at peanut seed prices and planting methods!

How much is a jin of peanut seeds?

The price of peanut seeds is about 8 to 10 yuan per jin, but prices vary considerably depending on seed quality, variety, place of origin, market and so on. Peanuts are very commonly grown in our country. Usually one mu of land needs about twenty jin of peanut seeds, with one thousand hills per mu and two to three seeds per hill. The yield per mu is about 600 jin, and high-yield plots can approach 800 jin.

What varieties of peanut are there?

1. Common type: the pod shell is thick, the veins are smooth, the pod resembles a cocoon, there is no keel, and the seeds are mostly oval. This is the main variety cultivated in our country.

2. Wasp-waist type: the pod shell is very thin, the veins are prominent, there is a keel, and there are more than three seeds, occasionally two, with dull, lustreless seed coat colour.

3. Multi-seed type: the pod contains many seeds, in a bead-string shape, the shell is thick, the veins are smooth, and the seed coat is mostly red, occasionally white.

4. Pearl type: the pod shell is thin, the pod is small, generally with two seeds, a high kernel outturn rate, plump seeds mostly of pointed-oval shape, and a seed coat that is mostly white.

Sowing methods for peanuts

1. Sowing time: the optimum temperature for peanut flowering is 23 to 28 degrees C, with a minimum temperature of 19 degrees C; the optimum temperature for pod setting is 25 to 30 degrees C, with a minimum temperature of 15 degrees C. Sowing time should be reasonably arranged according to the air temperature in each place and local sowing habits, and a suitable sowing time favours high yields.

2. Sowing methods: peanut sowing methods fall into open-field sowing and film-mulched sowing according to the cultivation method. Planting density is determined by plant height, the range of pod setting and leaf area size, and planting density is decided according to climate characteristics, soil fertility, the variety chosen and cultivation conditions.

3. Sowing depth: the suitable sowing depth for peanuts is about 5 cm. The principles to grasp are “do not sow deep when dry, do not sow shallow when wet” and sow shallow on clay soil, deep on sandy land or large sandy plots. In open-field cultivation the deepest must not exceed 7 cm, and the shallowest must not be less than 3 cm.

4. Pressing the soil after sowing: pressing the soil after sowing peanuts is an effective way to sow peanuts for drought resistance and to ensure a full stand. Pressing not only reduces soil moisture evaporation, but also brings the seeds into close contact with the soil, prompting moisture from the lower soil layers to rise, preventing drying out, and making it easier for them to sprout and emerge.

Peanut growing methods

1. Checking and filling in seedlings: after peanuts emerge, check the seedlings promptly, and fill in seedlings in places with serious gaps in good time so that the number of seedlings per unit area reaches the planned number. This work is generally done 3 to 5 days after emergence.

2. Clearing the base of the plant to strengthen seedlings: clearing the base of the peanut plant means, at the first cultivation after the peanuts form a full stand, using a small hoe to push the soil away from around the peanut seedlings so that the two cotyledons and the first pair of lateral branches are exposed above the soil surface, so as to favour the robust development of the first pair of lateral branches and make the seedlings grow strong.

3. Irrigation and drainage: peanuts fear both drought and waterlogging. The timing of irrigation is mainly decided according to how much rainfall there is during the peanut growth period, the distribution of that rainfall, the soil moisture content, and the soil moisture needs of the peanut at each growth stage.

4. Moderate control: about 30 days after peanut flowering, in order to prevent the plants from excessive vegetative growth, when the plants grow too vigorously and the field rows close over too early, spray paclobutrazol on the leaves for chemical control. Applying it to plots with excessive vegetative growth can increase yield by 10%.

5. Pest and disease control: peanuts are easily infected by leaf spot disease and peanut rust. For leaf spot disease, use 70 to 80 kg per mu of a 1000-fold dilution of 75% thiophanate or 70 to 80 kg of an 800 to 1000-fold dilution of 50% carbendazim; for peanut rust, use 30 to 40 ml per mu of 20% triadimefon emulsifiable concentrate mixed with 40 kg of water.