A Note on the Development of an In-Tube Growth System to Study Pod-specific Responses of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

As a geocarpic plant, the fruits of peanut are matured below ground. Developing pods share similar nutritional and microbial environment as roots, albeit they have distinct physiology responses to environmental stimuli. Separating roots into different environments study pod-specific or root specific response stimuli is still technically challenging. Research was conducted develop an easy affordable system support growth individual in controlled that separate from named In-Tube Growth (ITG) system. The data indicate various varieties ITG comparable those open soil. used investigate defects caused by calcium deficiency geocarposphere, demonstrating it useful for studying pod development their biotic abiotic stresses.