The peanut is a legume grown mainly for its edible seeds, which develop underground in pods after the plant's flowers fertilize and bury themselves in the soil, an unusual habit called geocarpy. It was first domesticated in South America east of the Andes, in the region spanning present-day Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil, arising from a hybrid of two wild species; the oldest archaeological evidence of peanut pods, found in Peru, dates to roughly 7,600 years ago. It serves as both a food legume and an oil crop, and its remains are known in English by several regional names, including groundnut and goober.
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Scientific Name Domestication RegionSouth America, east of the Andes (Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil) 1 Domesticated When (Circa)Circa 7,600 years ago (oldest archaeological pod evidence, Peru) 1 Era
Era (category) Peanut
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A New World domesticate whose post-1492 spread to Africa and Asia is part of the Columbian Exchange.
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The peanut is a legume grown mainly for its edible seeds, which develop underground in pods after the plant's flowers fertilize and bury themselves in the soil, an unusual habit called geocarpy.
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The oldest archaeological evidence dates to approximately 7,600 years ago in Peru.
- Associated With: Columbian Exchange
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Some examples of targeted crops include cotton, tobacco, sweet corn, rice, peanuts, and even fruits such as apples, oranges, and many more.
Pythium debaryanum (Wikipedia)
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It is known as a plant pathogen on many kinds of wild and cultivated plants, including peanut, beet, eucalyptus, tobacco, and pine trees.
Groundnut rosette virus (Wikipedia)
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Groundnut rosette virus (GRV) is a peanut pathogenic virus found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sphaceloma arachidis (Wikipedia)
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Sphaceloma arachidis is a plant pathogen infecting peanuts.
Meloidogyne arenaria (Wikipedia)
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attacking peanut in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Texas
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