Irrigation by crop
Irrigation for groundnut
Sown close and almost broadcast. Rain pipe wets the whole strip — drip on 30 cm rows is rarely worth what it costs.
Suits it best
Rain pipe
Usual row spacing
0.3–0.45 m
Water need
3–5 mm/day
Why rain pipe
Sown close and almost broadcast. Rain pipe wets the whole strip; drip on 30cm rows is rarely worth it.
What actually changes the answer
- At 0.3-0.45 m spacing, one lateral per row would need an impractical amount of pipe per acre.
- Rain pipe wets a strip roughly 7 m across, so spraylines are laid to overlap slightly.
- This is the one crop on our list where we will usually talk you out of drip.
How much pipe would groundnut need?
Put in your acres and the estimator works it out against this crop’s row spacing, then prices the parts from our own catalogue at published MRP.
Estimate my systemWhat you’d be buying
Spacings and water figures on this page are widely published agronomic ranges, not a design for your field. Soil, slope, water source and pump all move them. Send us your crop, acres and pump details and we’ll confirm the sizing before you commit.
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