What is Arachis?

Arachis is a genus of permanent plants that belong to the family of peanuts or legumes. There are currently more than 60 recorded species of these plants. Peanuts, one species in the family arachis , is a widely cultivated food crop. This category of flowering plants also includes other species also cultivated for food, graze on livestock or as soil conditioners. Countries around the world cultivate these fruit perennials as a source of food and also for their economic value on the market. Each species has a preference for a specific climate, but these types of plants can naturally adapt to changing environmental conditions. Male flowers are visible bright yellow flowers, while women are manifested by small inconspicuous bulbs. The oval -shaped leaves are decorated with their forest stems that can grow up to 12 feet (3.6 m) in height. One of the different characteristics of plants arachis is that their lower bulbs have the ability to go underground by lengthening, so faro turns towards the soil. Other names for peanuts are lubricants of oil or goibers. They have two to five seeds in each shell that develops underground. The highest quality hypogaea grows in tropical countries such as Brazil and its surrounding regions.

F their roots and seeds can supplement the air and ground by emitting nitrogen doses so that the nutrients can be stored and later absorbed by another set of crops. The conversion of nitrogen to crops used by the compounds of nitrate and ammonia is called nitrogen fixation, which is the natural and the plants of plants in the Leguminosae family.

Species such as Glabrat and pintoi are commonly used as forage for acidic and infertile countries. However, pests invasion, such as moths of turnip, nutmeg moths and flame moths, is a threat to these plants. The larvae and ripe moths feed on flowers and seeds of these plants, which is the most problematic in the months of April, June and withrpna.

oils extracted from fruit and seeds of these plants are part of some industrial products such as colors, lubricating oils and insecticides. Some varieties of beans and peanuts are alternative sources of protein for people that observe vegetarian and lactose without lactose. However, allergy to peanuts is common allergy to food, especially in children.