Abstract:
The length, width, thickness or diameter of kernels of four Bangladeshi groundnut {Arachis hypogaea) varieties
viz. Basanti, Maischar, Jhinga and Tridana were evaluated and found to be different. Kernels of each variety were
classified small, medium and large on the basis of length and diameter. Kernel shapes of all varieties were prolate
spheroids. The surface area and volume of kernels were determined by different formulae and compared with the
measured values. Different formulae were found valid for different varieties but not for all the varieties. These
findings can provide the information that could be helpful for development of new processing machines or
modification and adaptation of the available standard processing machines for the selected groundnut varieties.