Groundnut (Arachis Hypogea) is believed to be a native of Brazil (South America) from where ' it was introduced to Asia and Africa in the sixteenth century. India, China, France, Nigeria and U.S.A. are the major groundnut producing countries. Both, spreading and bunch type varieties of groundnut are grown in our country. Bunch type variety is harvested either by digging manually or by using animal drawn implements like desi plough and blade harrow.