Asha Peanut (NSIC Pn 15): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Asha is a registered peanut variety, also sold or known as NSIC Pn 15 or mani Asha. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2009 as NSIC 2009 Pn 15. It takes about 122 days from sowing to harvest, with 1.66 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for NSIC Pn 15 or mani Asha, this is the same peanut. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our peanut variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for legumes.
- Days to harvest: about 122 days from sowing to harvest.
- Yield: 1.66 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Plant height: about 65 cm.
- Recommended for: anywhere in the country, in the dry season.
Key facts about Asha peanut
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2009 Pn 15 |
| Year approved | 2009 |
| Also known as | NSIC Pn 15, mani Asha |
| Days to harvest | about 122 days |
| Average yield | 1.66 t/ha |
| Yield, dry season | 2.06 t/ha |
| Yield, wet season | 1.26 t/ha |
| Plant height | 65 cm |
| Recommended area | Anywhere in the country |
| Season | The dry season |
| 100 seed weight (g), dry season | 92.8 |
| 100 seed weight (g), wet season | 76.9 |
| Seed crude protein | 25.67 |
| Seed crude fat | 47.41 |
| Seed carbohydrates | 20.05 |
| Seed ash | 2.48 |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Asha peanut takes about 122 days from sowing to harvest. That is 20.2 days longer than the average of the 26 peanut varieties with a day count, 101.3 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 1.66 t/ha trails the average of its group, 1.85. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives about 121 to 122 days.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Rust | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Cercospora leaf spot | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
It showed no weak spot in the ratings on record. Still, a resistant variety can break down when a new strain or pest population comes, so keep scouting.
The pests and diseases that hit peanut fields most often: bacterial wilt, eggplant leafhopper, bean fly, Corn earworm, cutworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the seed is like
A hundred seeds weigh about 92.8 grams, so the higher this number, the bigger the seed. The seed holds 25.67 percent crude protein.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: 2.06 t/ha dry season, 1.26 t/ha wet season, top recorded 3,991 kg/ha.
- Fruit: Big seeds, about 77 to 93 g per 100 seeds, about 72 to 74 percent shelling.
- Where: National dry season variety, Cagayan Valley.
- Uses: Nuts and forage.
- Resistant to bacterial wilt, Cercospora leaf spot and rust.
- High biomass, also used as livestock forage.
- Introduced from ICRISAT in 2005.
Why farmers know it: the only introduced peanut NSIC had released by then, with a record 3,991 kg/ha, double the usual commercial varieties, pushed to Cagayan Valley corn farmers. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Asha peanut
It is recommended for anywhere in the country in the dry season. Mani needs loose, well drained soil to fill its pods. Pick a variety by seed size for your buyer, and one rated against rust and leaf spot for the wet season.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freePeanut varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the peanut varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- UPL Pn 4: 105 to 110 days, 2.25 t/ha, 1978
- Moket: 104 to 111 days, 1.9 t/ha, 1976
- ICGV 01273: 105 to 108 days, 2 t/ha, 2013
- ICGV 02227: about 106 days, 1.82 t/ha, 2017
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