01718naa a2200277 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024501050007626000090018152009720019065000190116265000160118165000130119765000130121065000130122365000120123665300220124865300220127065300110129265300200130365300150132365300200133870000200135877300620137813700792011-10-19       1988    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aCOOK, B. G.  aCrop management and seed harvesting of Arachis pintoi krap. et greg. nom.nud.h[electronic resource]  c1988  aArachis pintoi krap. et greg. nom.nud. is a stoloniferous, perenial legume that is showing promise as forage and soil conservation ground cover. Conventional peanut harvesting techniques have been inappropriate due to the sward-forming nature of the plant, and asynchronous seed-set. This paper describes a successful management procedure for an Arachis pintoi seed crop and a method for separating seed from the soil. The crop is grown in sandy soil. During late winter, all top material is removed through grazing and/or mowing, and the area rotary-hoed to a depth of 10cm. Pods are separated from the soil by sieving. A prototype seed cleaner has been constructed to test a method of separation which will be incorporated into a commercial harvester. The machine comprises two coaxial, counter-rotating cylindrical screens, the outer one retaining the seed and conducting it to a collection receptacle. Yields of about 1 tonne of seed-in-pod ha ahve been obtained.  aArachis pintoi  acover crops  aseed set  aAmendoim  aColheita  aSemente  aCobertura de solo  aLeguminosa perene  aPeamut  aPerenne legumes  aSandy soil  aSeed Harvesting1 aFRANKLIN, T. G.  tJournal of Applied Seed Productiongv. 6, p. 26-30, 1988.