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Option 3 : Gujarat
The correct answer is Gujarat.
- Gujarat state’s groundnut exports surged to 4.7 lakh metric tonnes (MT) in fiscal year.
- The maximum quantity of groundnut was exported to Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and China.
- Gujarat, the largest producer of the oilseed in India.
- Gujarat, it was sown in 20.65 lakh hectares followed by Andhra Pradesh 7.50 lakh ha, Rajasthan 7.28 lakh ha, Karnataka 5.34 lakh ha and Madhya Pradesh 2.80 lakh ha.
- Peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), is a species in the legume or "bean" family.
- The peanut was probably first domesticated and cultivated in the valleys of Paraguay.
- Peanuts are known by many other local names such as earthnuts, ground nuts, goober peas, monkey nuts, pygmy nuts and pig nuts.
- The main Groundnut varieties produced in India are Kadiri-2, Kadiri-3, BG-1, BG-2, Kuber , GAUG-1, GAUG-10, PG-1 , T-28, T-64, Chandra, Chitra, Kaushal, Parkash, Amber etc.
- Major Growing States:
- Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra ,Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Uttar Pradesh.
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