Jorge Luís Sousa Ferreira
Abstract:
Peanuts are native to the South American continent, although evidence of wild species has been found in abundance in the southern Amazon, Brazil, and northern Argentina, precisely in the Gran Chaco regions, between the Parana and Paraguay rivers. Grown in virtually every country in the world, it is a plant that adapts to almost all types of climate and thus constitutes one of the main edible oilseeds, along with soy, cotton and sunflower. One should seek to meet the needs during the crop cycle, both climatic and nutritional. However, from the beginning of flowering, the peanut crop has high nutritional demand, and to achieve high yields it's necessary that the environmental conditions, nutrient supply and management are adequate. Peanut oil, along with other vegetable oils, has been studied for use as biofuels in diesel engines, either alone or in combination with diesel oil, with promising results. The production of vegetable oil is a technological and strategic opportunity for Brazil, given that the country has abundant plant species from which oils are extracted, raw materials necessary for the production of this fuel, which already has in the production of sugarcane alcohol. Sugar cane is an excellent example in this regard. In this context, the objective was to review some of the main cultural treatments made in peanut culture.
