Studies on Root System Formation in Leguminous Crop Plants : 5. On the root system of peanut plants

Nodulation in the Hypocotyl Region of Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea)

“…In groundnuts nodulation is associated with lateral root development Dart, 1977;Chandler, 1978) and var. hypogaea cultivars are known to form more hypocotyl roots than the other botanical varieties (Tanaka et al, 1968). In an earlier experiment it was observed that under field conditions hypocotyl nodules initiate between 40 and 60 days after planting and the process requires moist soil around the hypocotyl.…”