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| What is the scientific name of peanuts? What family do they belong to? |
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Definition
Arachis hypogaea
Belongs to the legume family |
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| Where did peanuts originate? |
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| What are the 4 types of peanuts grown? |
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1. Runner
2. Virginia
3. Spanish*
4. Valencia*
* = types grown in Canada
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| Where does peanut production take place in Ontario? |
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Definition
Norfolk county
sandy soils and high CHU's |
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| Explain the pod developent of peanuts |
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Definition
As the peg (budding ovary) enlarges, it grows down and away in the soil
Peg positions itself horizontally and pods begin to develop once there is complete darkness |
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| Why is calcium important to peanuts? |
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Definition
| Needed during pegging, and is usually added as gypsum |
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| What are the harvesting methods for peanuts? |
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Definition
Once-over harvest
Conventional US
- chopp canopy
- windrow
- combine |
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| What are the two types of diseases in peanuts? |
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Definition
| Ascochyta web blotch and Cercospora leaf spot |
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| What are major peanut producing countries? |
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A kind of toxin that develops in peanuts if they are not stored at the correct moisture
It is a carcinogen |
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