Nghi Loc: Production of pure L14 peanut variety reaches 1.7 tons/ha

(Baonghean.vn) - The project to produce pure L14 peanut varieties in Nghi Long commune, Nghi Loc has a yield of about 1.7 tons/ha, increasing income by 7 million VND/ha compared to self-propagated local peanut varieties.

Nghi Loc is the district with the largest peanut growing area in the province, with an area of ​​3,400 hectares, but in recent years the source of high-quality peanut seeds has not been enough to produce the spring crop. Therefore, in the autumn-winter crop of 2017, with the sponsorship of the KOPIA Vietnam Center, the North Central Agricultural Science and Technology Institute chose Nghi Long commune as the site for the L14 peanut seed production project.

Delegates visit the L14 purebred seed production model in Nghi Long commune (Nghi Loc). Photo: Thu Hien

Mr. Nguyen Ba Vinh in hamlet 5 is one of 76 households selected to participate in the project. He said he grows 1 sao of pure L14 peanuts.After harvesting and returning the seeds to the project, Mr. Vinh will store the peanut seeds for the spring crop, and sell the rest to the Cooperative to propagate seeds for people in the area.

Through the workshop and field inspection, delegates highly appreciated the outstanding advantages of the L14 peanut variety such as: high germination rate, reaching an average of 80%, upright plants, compact leaves, good resistance to weather conditions, less susceptible to diseases... The yield of the original L14 peanut variety is about 1.7 tons/ha, increasing income by 7 million VND/ha compared to local self-propagated peanut varieties.

The yield of the original L14 peanut variety is about 1.7 tons/ha, increasing income by 7 million VND/ha compared to self-propagated local peanut varieties. Photo: Thu Hien

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Quang - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghi Loc district said: "The project of producing pure L14 peanut seeds is a new direction to help farmers solve the need for peanut seeds for the spring crop, especially to improve crop productivity. Nghi Long commune needs to manage the peanut seed source of the model well to help farmers produce on a large scale in the spring crop of 2018, from there multiplying seeds for other localities in the district".

The L14 purebred peanut seed production project board in Nghi Loc supports land preparation machines for households participating in the project. Photo: Thu Hien

It is known that after harvesting the L14 peanut model of purebred level, HNghi Long Commune Agricultural Service Cooperativeact as a purchasing bridge, coordinate with the North Central Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology to preserve and test seeds to provide seeds for the spring crop. In the near future, a craft village will be formed to produce peanut seeds under the Nghi Long brand.

Thu Hien