A pentafoliate groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) culture, TCGS-635

Abstract

Paripinnate leaves with two pairs of leaflets is the usual condition in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Though rare, variations in number and arrangement of leaflets were reported earlier (1, 2 and 3). Short mutants with reduced leaflet size and imparipinnate leaf and three paired leaflet arrangement that resulted from irradiation and wide hybridization were reported earlier (1 and2). A variant with imparipinnate and normal leaflet size was isolated from one of the F3 progenies of the cross TG-16/TG-17 by Mouli and Kale (3) in which both parents had paripinnate leaves.