ABSTRACT

Groundnut ranks 6th among the oilseed crops and 13th among the food crops of the world. Groundnut is a self-pollinated tropical annual legume crop. However, cross-pollination can reach as high as 10% at locations and in seasons where bee activity is high. Outcrossing ranged from less than 1.0% to 3.9%, depending on the season, genotype, and location, and several bee species were found to be the pollen vectors.