The boiling peanut varietal evaluation was conducted in the farmers’ field in Chiang Mai province. The experiments were carried out in dry and rainy seasons during October 2015 to September 2017. RCBD with 3 replications and 6 varieties of peanut i.e., Khon Kaen 84-8, Khon Kaen 6, Khon Kaen 4, Khon Kaen 60-2, Kalasin 1 and Kalasin 2 was applied. The results revealed that Khon Kaen 6 had highest yield in both dry and rainy seasons were 1,206 and 679 kg / rai, and not significantly different from Kalasin 2 which provided 1,069 and 665 kg / rai, respectively. Khon Kaen 6 had the highest 100 seeds fresh weight and the pod width. Kalasin 2 gave the highest number of seeds per pod becauce of longer pod than the other varieties. Therefore, both Khon Kaen 6 and Kalasin 2 could be recommended in Chiang Mai province.
Keywords
boiling peanut, Chiang Mai province
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