For seed purposes, pod should be shelled by hand one week before sowing because hand shelling little damage to seeds. Discarded very small, shriveled and diseased kernels.

 Dos in Groundnut

• Pods for seed purpose should be stored unshelled in a cool, dry and ventilated place.
• For seed purposes, pod should be shelled by hand one week before sowing because hand shelling little damage to seeds. Discarded very small, shriveled and diseased kernels.
• Seed treatment should be done with Thiram @ 2.5g/Kg of seed for preventing various seed and soil borne diseases.
• Seed should be inoculated with proper strain of Rhizobium culture particularly in those places where groundnut is to be grown for the first time.
• One irrigation should be given at pod development stage in rainy season crop if rainfall does not occurs at this stage.
• Calcium too has pronounced effect on proper development of pods and kernels. Therefore, care should be taken to ensure that soil has sufficient calcium. Apply gypsum at the rate of 125 kg per hectare.
• Weeding or hoeing is necessary to ensure weed free crop. Normally, one or two hand hoeing and weeding should be done depending upon soil type and extent of weed infestation. First hoeing should be done three weeks after sowing and second, three weeks thereafter before commencement of flowering.
• Weeds can also be controlled effectively by the application of TOK-E-25 at the rate of 4 liters dissolved in 600 liters of water as pre-emergence spray.
• The earthing up should also be taken up simultaneously with intercultural operation. Basic idea of earthing up is to promoting penetration of pegs in soils as to provide more area to spread.

 Don'ts in Groundnut

• Deep ploughing should not be done in groundnut because deep ploughing encourages development  of pods in deeper layer of soil which makes harvesting difficult.