An experiment was conducted to study the effects of liming and drying method on peanut seed yield and quality, Peanut (Valencia type, cv. Botucatu) was grown on a Dark Red Latossol (Acrortox) in presence or absence of liming to raise the base saturation of the soil from 20 to 70%. After harvest, plants and pods were dried in (1) shade, (2) field down to 100g water kg-1, (3) field down to 250g water kg-1 and transferred to a forced-air oven at 30°C, (4) field down to 360g water kg-1 and transferred to a forced-air oven at 30°C. The seeds were dryed down to around 100g water kg-1. There was an increase in seed yield mainly due to a better nitrogen nutrition and aleviation of manganese toxicity. Liming increased the water content and the weight of 100 seeds of peanut. Artificial drying of the seeds with high water content led to a decrease in seed physiological quality.