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Agronomy and Soils Departmental Series No. 274 January 2006 Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Richard Guthrie, Director Auburn University Auburn, Alabama

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Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 5 Production and Discusion .......................................................................................................... 5 Size and Grade Data Terms ....................................................................................................... 6 Terms Used ................................................................................................................................. 6 Acknowledgments ...................................................................................................................... 6 Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, Headland, Alabama 1. Three-Year Average Yield of Irrigated Peanut Varieties, 2003-2005 .............................. 7 2. Average Size and Grade on Irrigated Peanut Varieties, 2005 ......................................... 8 3. Two-Year Average Size and Grade on Irrigated Peanut Varieties, 2004-2005 ............... 8 4. Three-Year Average Size and Grade on Irrigated Peanut Varieties, 2003-2005 ............. 9 5. Average Shelled Seed Size Distribution of Irrigated Peanut Varieties, 2003-2005 ............ 9 6. Occurrence of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Hits, White Mold Hits, and Leafspot in the Irrigated Peanut Variety Test, 2005............................................ 10 7. Three-Year Average Yield of Dryland Peanut Varieties, 2003-2005 ............................ 11 8. Average Size and Grade on Dryland Peanut Varieties, 2005 ........................................ 11 9. Two-Year Average Size and Grade on Dryland Peanut Varieties, 2004-2005 .............. 12 10. Three-year Average Size and Grade on Dryland Peanut Varieties, 2003- 2005 ......... 12 11. Occurrence of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Hits, White Mold Hits, and Leafspot in the Dryland Peanut Variety Test, 2005 ............................................ 13 Planting Rate Chart .................................................................................................................. 14 Tests Duration Daily Rainfall Data Recorded, 2005 ................................................................ 15 Tests Duration Daily Maximum Temperatures Recorded, 2005 .............................................. 16 Tests Duration Daily Minimun Temperatures Recorded, 2005 ................................................ 17 Descriptions of 2005 Peanut Variety Test Entries ..................................................................... 18 Sources of Seed ........................................................................................................................ 22

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THE 2005 ALABAMA PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF PEANUT VARIETIES
James P. Bostick, Larry W. Wells, and Brian E. Gamble

Introduction The number of peanut varieties available to Alabama growers has increased in recent years, thus placing greater need for unbiased performance data regarding varietal selection for production. Production and Discussion The 2005 tests were conducted at the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center in Headland, Alabama. Prior to 2000, comparisons were made only under irrigation. During 2005, 21 entries were evaluated under irrigation, and 18 entries were evaluated dryland. The experimental design for each test was a randomized complete block consisting of two-row plots, 20 feet long, replicated four times. The irrigated and dryland tests were planted on May 10. All tests were planted with a cone planter at a rate of six seed per foot of row. Recommended agronomic practices were followed regarding fertility, disease, insect, and weed control in all tests. The irrigated test entries considered to be earlier than Florunner in maturity were dug on September 15. These entries included Andru II and Exp 215. Entries with maturity dates near Florunner’s were dug on September 22. These entries were ANorden, AT 3081R, Carver, Exp 3085A, Georgia-03L, Georgia Green, Georgia Hi-O/L, Gregory, and NC-V11. Entries moderately later than Florunner—AP-3, C-99 R, C 724-19-RB, CRSP 8, CRSP 14, Georgia-02C and Tifrunner—were dug on October 3. Entries C 12-3-114-58, DP-1, and Georgia-01R are considered later than Florunner and were dug on October 12. The dryland test entries considered to be earlier in maturity than Florunner were dug on September 15. These entries were Andru II and Exp 215. Entries with maturity dates near Florunner’s were dug on September 22. These entries were ANorden, AT 3081R, Carver, Exp 3085A, Georgia-03L, Georgia Green, and Georgia Hi-O/L. Entries moderately later than Florunner—AP-3, C-99 R, C 724-19-RB, CRSP 8, CRSP 14, Georgia-02C and Tifrunner—were dug on October 3. Entries C-12-1-114-58, DP1, and Georgia-01R are considered later than Florunner and were dug on October 12.

Bostick is an adjunct professor of the Auburn University Department of Agronomy and Soils and executive Vice President of Alabama Crop Improvement Association; Wells is superintendent and Gamble is associate superintendent of the Wiregrass Research and Extension Center.

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The information presented here represents data from three years at one location. Yield and disease occurrence data have been subjected to an analysis of variance. This statistical evaluation determined the overall averages for all varieties, coefficient of variation (CV), and the least significant differences (LSD). The LSD values represent the difference required for the averages of two varieties to be considered statistically different. The (.05) following the LSD value indicates that the LSD was calculated at the 95 percent level of confidence. The CV, which is expressed as a percentage, is a relative measure of variation within a set of data. CV values of 8 to 12 percent are generally considered acceptable for yield data of agronomic crops. CV values in the disease data are considerably higher than this. However, this is expected due to random occurrence of disease in the field. Size and Grade Data Terms Data were collected and averaged on samples from replicates II, III, and IV for size and grade. The samples were graded following Federal-State Inspection Service procedures for grading farmer-stock peanuts. Terms Used SMKRS count/lb. (number per pound of sound mature kernels riding screen)—Number of sound whole mature kernels from 1 pound of the shelled sample riding a 15/64 x 1-inch slotted screen or a 16/64 x 3/4-inch slotted screen for Virginia or Runner varieties, respectively. Pct. SMKRS (sound mature kernels riding screen)—Portion of shelled sample as described above. Pct. SS (sound splits)—Portion of shelled sample split or broken but not damaged. Pct. TSMK (total sound mature kernels)—Portion of the shelled sample comprised of sound mature kernels plus sound splits. Pct. OK (other kernels)—Kernels that pass through a 15/64 x 1-inch slotted screen or 16/64 x 3/4-inch slotted screen for Virginia or Runner varieties, respectively. Pct. DK (damaged kernels)—Kernels that are moldy, decayed, affected by insects or weather conditions resulting in seed coat or cotyledon discoloration or deterioration. Pct. TK (total kernels)—All shelled sample kernels including TSMK, OK, and DK. Pct. Hulls —All hulls from the shelled sample. +21.0 (Generally considered as the Jumbo commercial grade)—Portion of SMKRS riding a 21/64 x 3/4-inch slotted screen. -21.0 + 18.0 (Generally considered as the Medium commercial grade)—Portion of the SMKRS falling through a 21/64 x 3/4-inch slotted screen and riding a 18/64 x 3/4-inch slotted screen. -18.0 + 16.0 (Generally considered as the No.1 commercial grade)—Portion of the SMKRS falling through a 18/64 x 3/4-inch slotted screen and riding a 16/64 x 3/4-inch slotted screen. Acknowledgments The authors express appreciation to Austin K. Hagan, professor of Plant Pathology, for providing the disease evaluation data and to Glenn Wehtje, professor of Agronomy and Soils, for the statistical analysis. Appreciation is also expressed to Amy Folger and Larry Savelle, Wiregrass Research and Extension Center, for their cooperation.

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TABLE 1. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE YIELD OF IRRIGATED PEANUT VARIETIES AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2003-2005
Variety or line AP-3 DP 1 C-99R C 724-19-RB C 12-3-114-58 Exp 3085A Andru II Tifrunner Georgia-01R Georgia-02C Georgia-03L Exp 215 ANorden Georgia Hi-O/L AT 3081R* Carver Georgia Green CRSP 8 CRSP 14 NC-V11 Gregory Overall Average CV (%) LSD (.05)
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2005 lb/a 4,338 4,338 4,320 4,247 4,147 3,911 3,648 3,648 3,621 3,603 3,512 3,494 3,385 3,312 3,294 3,240 3,076 2,968 2,777 2,551 2,105 3,487 15.97 788

2-year avg. lb/a 4,760 4,401 4,810 1 ------5,046 4,356 4,424 4,438 4,705 4,769 4,660 4,315 4,633 4,696 4,270 4,040 ------3,489 3,498 4,442 27.90 1226

3-year avg. lb/a 4,693 4,208 4,739 ------4,811 4,138 4,376 4,359 4,409 ------4,171 4,366 4,554 4,145 4,778 ------3,557 3,617 4,272 25.00 917

Not tested. * 2004 tested as Exp 3081B.

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TABLE 2. AVERAGE SIZE AND GRADE ON IRRIGATED PEANUT VARIETIES AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2005
Variety or line Andru II ANorden AP- 3 AT 3081R C-99R C 12-3-114-58 C 724-19-RB Carver CRSP 8 CRSP 14 DP-1 Exp 215 Exp 3085A Georgia-01R Georgia-02C Georgia-03L Georgia Green Georgia Hi-O/L Gregory NC-V11 Tifrunner SMKRS count/lb 908 857 857 758 668 688 649 811 709 668 744 732 770 757 825 769 908 590 560 605 825 SMKRS SS pct pct 55 3 61 3 64 2 55 8 66 3 66 4 68 2 61 1 67 1 66 1 63 3 63 3 65 2 61 8 67 3 63 1 65 2 66 6 56 1 58 1 67 3 TSMK OK pct pct 58 9 63 8 66 5 63 7 69 4 70 5 70 3 62 9 68 5 67 5 66 7 66 6 67 6 69 4 70 4 64 7 67 6 72 3 57 4 59 4 70 5 DK pct 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 TK pct 67 72 72 71 74 76 74 71 73 73 74 73 72 72 74 71 74 76 65 66 75 Hulls pct 33 28 28 29 26 24 26 29 27 27 26 27 28 28 26 29 26 24 35 34 25

TABLE 3. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SIZE AND GRADE ON IRRIGATED PEANUT VARIETIES AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2004-2005
Variety or line Andru II ANorden AT 3081R C-99R Carver DP-1 Exp 215 Exp 3085A Georgia-01R Georgia-02C Georgia-03L Georgia Green Georgia Hi-O/L Gregory NC-V11 Tifrunner SMKRS count/lb 852 768 825 645 717 721 646 684 673 752 692 793 550 448 542 762 SMKRS pct 60 66 62 69 66 67 67 69 65 71 67 69 68 63 63 70 SS pct 3 2 2 2 1 4 3 1 7 2 1 2 5 1 2 3 TSMK pct 63 68 64 71 67 71 70 70 72 73 68 71 73 64 65 73 OK pct 8 6 6 4 7 5 5 4 3 3 5 5 3 2 3 3 DK pct 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 TK pct 71 74 71 75 74 76 75 74 75 76 73 76 76 68 69 76 Hulls pct 29 26 29 25 26 24 25 26 25 24 27 24 24 32 31 24

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TABLE 4. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SIZE AND GRADE ON IRRIGATED PEANUT VARIETIES AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2003-2005
Variety or line Andru II ANorden AP-3 AT 3081R Carver C-99R DP-1 Exp 3085A Georgia Green Georgia-01R Georgia-02C Georgia Hi-O/L Gregory NC-V11 Tifrunner SMKRS count/lb 892 790 821 680 953 669 767 705 953 673 829 597 493 588 816 SMKRS pct 60 65 65 64 66 69 66 65 67 66 69 65 64 63 69 SS pct 3 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 2 7 3 6 1 2 3 TSMK pct 63 68 68 68 67 71 70 69 69 73 72 71 65 65 72 OK pct 8 6 5 4 6 4 5 4 6 3 4 3 2 3 3 DK pct 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 TK pct 71 74 72 73 73 75 75 73 76 75 76 75 69 69 75 Hulls pct 29 26 28 27 27 25 25 27 24 25 24 25 31 31 25

TABLE 5. AVERAGE SHELLED SEED SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF IRRIGATED PEANUT VARIETIES AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2003-2005
———————SMKRS Size Distribution——————— +21.0 -21.0 +18.0 -18.0 +16.0 Jumbo Medium No. 1 pct pct pct 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 22.9 16.7 62.2 62.2 62.7 26.0 14.9 20.7 27.3 18.2 61.5 60.3 60.9 2205 12.4 15.7 44.4 33.2 52.6 46.7 54.8 8.0 8.9 12.1 48.4 30.5 54.6 45.4 56.1 13.6 5.6 13.4 55.1 38.3 52.0 40.2 52.7 8.9 5.0 9.0 27.1 808 64.8 73.1 73.1 24.9 11.0 18.1 ----32.0 ----7.2 --------45.2 ----5.8 --------43.4 ----8.2 --------40.8 ----7.8 ----39.1 25.9 51.4 57.7 57.9 13.5 9.0 16.2 48.5 --53.9 44.7 --14.4 6.7 --64.5 38.3 53.2 31.5 49.2 13.2 3.9 12.0 70.5 51.4 35.8 26.2 41.7 8.6 3.4 6.9 46.6 27.6 59.7 46.8 59.8 9.4 6.4 12.6 51.6 --57.3 43.2 --17.5 5.2 --30.6 8.5 69.5 61.4 72.9 18.0 8.8 18.6 72.8 52.7 29.3 22.3 34.2 8.4 7.8 13.1 83.0 68.1 27.8 14.9 25.2 10.7 5.6 6.7 63.1 45.2 49.2 32.1 45.9 13.4 4.6 8.9 58.1 38.5 50.8 37.5 54.3 9.4 5.0 7.2

Variety or line Andru II ANorden AP- 3 AT 3081R C-99R Carver C 12-3-114-58 C 724-19-RB CRSP 8 CRSP 14 DP-1 Exp 215 Exp 3085A Georgia-01R Georgia-02C Georgia-03L Georgia Green Georgia Hi-O/L Gregory NC-V11 Tifrunner 2005 11.8 16.0 39.4 31.8 39.1 10.3 60.8 49.0 48.4 51.4 35.1 31.7 33.6 55.6 30.9 25.2 12.5 62.3 61.5 37.4 39.8

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TABLE 6. OCCURRENCE OF TOMATO SPOTTED WILT VIRUS (TSWV) HITS, WHITE MOLD (WM) HITS, AND LEAFSPOT (LS) IN THE IRRIGATED PEANUT VARIETY TEST AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2005
Avg. TSWV 1 Variety or line hits/plot C 724-19-RB 7.25 C 12-3-114-58 7.25 AP- 3 9.00 Exp 3085A 9.50 DP-1 10.50 Georgia-03L 11.50 Georgia-02C 11.75 Tifrunner 12.00 C-99R 12.50 Georgia-01R 12.75 Georgia Hi-O/L 14.00 CRSP 8 14.50 ANorden 14.50 Andru II 15.25 CRSP 14 15.25 NC-V11 19.50 AT 3081R 21.00 Carver 21.75 Gregory 22.00 Exp 215 22.00 Georgia Green 22.50 Overall Average CV (%) LSD (.05)
1 2

Variety or line Georgia Hi-O/L Andru II Georgia-03L AT 3081R Gregory NC-V11 Georgia-02C Exp 3085A C 724-19-RB C-99R Tifrunner Exp 215 CRSP 8 CRSP 14 Georgia-01R Carver AP-3 C 12-3-114-58 Georgia Green DP-1 ANorden

Avg. WM hits/plot 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.75 0.75 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.25 1.75 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.75 1.55 103.08 2.26

Variety or line Tifrunner NC-V11 Georgia-01R Exp 215 Georgia Hi-O/L Andru II Carver CRSP 8 C-99R CRSP 14 Georgia-03L Gregory ANorden C 724-19-RB AT 3081R DP-1 AP-3 Georgia-02C C 12-3-144-58 Exp 3085A Georgia Green

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Avg. LS ratings/plot 2.25 2.38 2.38 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.63 2.63 2.67 2.75 2.75 2.88 2.88 2.88 3.13 3.13 3.25 3.38 3.63 3.63 3.88 2.87 24.89 1.125

14.58 26.45 5.46

Hits equal length of row up to one linear foot with severely diseased plants. Rating 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

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TABLE 7. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE YIELD OF DRYLAND PEANUT VARIETIES AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2003-2005
Variety or line AP-3 Exp 3085A Georgia-03L C 724-19-RB C-99R C 12-3-144-58 AT 3081R Carver Georgia Hi-O/L Andru II DP-1 Georgia-02C CRSP 14 Georgia-01R ANorden CRSP 8 Exp 215 Georgia Green Overall Average CV (%) LSD (.05) 2005 lb/a 5,028 4,837 4,783 4,692 4,556 4,519 4,438 4,165 4,165 4,147 3,984 3,830 3,748 3,721 3,657 3,521 3,458 3,322 4,143 12.9 759 2-year avg. lb/a 4,901 5,082 5,050 ---4,787 ---4,751 4,442 4,606 4,306 4,116 4,383 ---4,184 3,884 ---3,925 4,188 4,467 13.9 615 3-year avg. lb/a 4,589 4,895 ------4,532 ---4,770 4,277 3,984 3,927 4,162 ------4,096 3,830 ------3,775 4,258 18.0 621

TABLE 8. AVERAGE SIZE AND GRADE ON DRYLAND PEANUT VARIETIES AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2005
Variety or line Andru II ANorden AP-3 AT 3081R CRSP 8 CRSP 14 C 724-19-RB Carver C-99R C 12-3-114-58 DP-1 Exp 215 Exp 3085A Georgia-01R Georgia-02C Georgia-03L Georgia Green Georgia Hi-O/L SMKRS count/lb 1053 927 825 873 678 709 631 873 678 721 783 908 811 678 857 744 857 631 SMKRS pct 58 68 67 60 70 70 73 66 71 68 65 65 70 63 69 68 67 64 SS pct 5 2 2 7 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 3 1 8 2 2 3 6 TSMK pct 63 70 69 67 71 71 74 67 72 72 70 68 71 71 71 70 70 70 OK pct 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 6 3 5 4 5 4 2 5 3 6 5 DK pct 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 TK pct 69 75 74 72 75 76 78 74 76 77 74 74 75 74 77 73 76 76 Hulls pct 31 25 26 28 25 24 22 26 24 23 26 26 25 26 23 27 24 24

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TABLE 9. TWO-YEAR AVERAGE SIZE AND GRADE ON DRYLAND PEANUT VARIETIES AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2004-2005
Variety or line Andru II ANorden AP-3 AT 3081R Carver C-99R DP-1 Exp 215 Exp 3085A Georgia–01R Georgia-02C Georgia-03L Georgia Green Georgia Hi-O/L SMKRS count/lb 905 807 751 756 743 642 752 745 704 646 762 679 783 568 SMKRS pct 65 69 69 66 69 71 67 70 70 66 72 70 71 69 SS pct 3 2 3 4 2 2 4 3 1 7 2 2 2 4 TSMK pct 68 71 71 70 70 73 71 73 71 73 74 72 73 73 OK pct 5 5 4 3 5 3 5 3 4 2 4 2 5 3 DK pct 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 TK pct 72 76 75 74 75 76 75 76 75 76 78 74 78 77 Hulls pct 28 24 25 26 25 24 25 24 25 24 22 26 22 23

TABLE 10. THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SIZE AND GRADE ON DRYLAND PEANUT VARIETIES AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2003-2005
Variety or line Andru II ANorden AP-3 AT 3081R Carver C-99R DP-1 Exp 3085A Georgia-01R Georgia-02C Georgia Green Georgia Hi-O/L SMKRS count/lb 904 860 923 757 772 717 767 714 683 818 840 734 SMKRS pct 62 66 65 62 66 69 67 66 66 69 68 66 SS pct 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 7 2 3 5 TSMK pct 65 69 68 68 69 72 70 68 73 71 71 71 OK pct 7 5 5 4 5 3 5 5 3 6 6 4 DK pct 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TK pct 72 74 73 72 74 75 75 73 76 77 77 75 Hulls pct 28 26 27 28 26 25 25 27 24 23 23 25

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TABLE 11. OCCURRENCE OF TOMATO SPOTTED WILT VIRUS (TSWV) HITS, WHITE MOLD (WM) HITS, AND LEAFSPOT (LS) IN THE DRYLAND PEANUT VARIETY TEST AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA, 2005
Avg. TSWV 1 Variety or line hits/plot C 724-19-RB 3.75 C 12-3-114-58 5.75 AP- 3 5.75 Exp 3085A 6.50 Georgia-03L 6.50 DP-1 9.00 Georgia Hi-O/L 9.00 Georgia-02C 9.75 Andru II 10.50 ANorden 10.75 C-99R 10.75 CRSP 14 11.75 Carver 13.25 Gorgia-01R 15.75 Georgia Green 16.00 AT 3081R 16.25 CRSP 8 16.75 Exp 215 21.00 Overall Average CV (%) LSD (.05)
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Variety or line Georgia Hi-O/L AT 3081R Georgia-03L Carver Exp 3085A Georgia Green Andru II C 724-19-RB ANorden CRSP 14 C 12-3-114-58 Georgia-01R Georgia-02C DP-1 CRSP 8 AP-3 Exp 215 C-99R

Avg. WM hits/plot 1.00 1.25 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.50 2.50 3.00 3.25 3.75 3.75 4.00 4.00 4.25 4.50 4.50 5.00 6.00 3.21 62.71 2.86

Variety or line AP-3 CRSP 8 Georgia-01R C-99R ANorden CRSP 14 C 12-3-144-58 C 724-19-RB Exp 215 Georgia Green Andru II Georgia-02C AT 3081R DP-1 Carver Georgia-03L Exp 3085A Georgia Hi-O/L

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Avg. LS ratings/plot 3.00 3.25 3.25 3.38 3.50 3.50 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.88 3.88 4.13 4.13 4.13 4.25 4.38 4.38 3.78 3.85 0.88

11.04 32.13 5.04

Hits equal length of row up to one linear foot with severely diseased plants. Rating 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

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PLANTING RATE CHART
Seed per foot 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Pounds per acre 145 140 134 129 124 120 116 112 109 106 102 100 97 94 92 89 87 85 83 81 79 Seed per foot 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Pounds per acre 178 171 164 158 152 147 142 138 133 129 125 122 118 115 112 109 107 104 102 99 97

Seed per pound 600 625 650 675 700 725 750 775 800 825 850 875 900 925 950 975 1000 1025 1050 1075 1100
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Seed per foot 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Pounds per acre 121 116 112 108 104 100 97 94 91 88 85 83 81 78 76 74 73 71 69 68 66

Pounds of peanut seed at various seed count per pound required to plant 1 acre at five, six or seven seed per foot of row with single row width spacing. (For twin-rows at 36-inch centers, divide seed per foot for single row by two to determine seed per foot for each twin-row.) To determine pounds per acre at 36-inch row spacing, use the following formula: (A) Seed per foot x linear feet in 1 acre = pounds per acre Seed count per pound (B) To determine linear feet in one acre at 36-inch row spacing: 43,560 square feet per acre = 14,520 linear feet in 1 acre 3 square feet (C) Example: 6 seed per foot x 14,520 linear feet = 109 pounds per acre 800 seed per pound

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TESTS DURATION DAILY RAINFALL DATA RECORDED AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA 2005
Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 TOTALS
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APR in 2.99 1.68 — — — — 2.42 — — — — 0.57 0.03 — — — — — — — — — 0.80 — — 0.30 0.45 — — — — 9.24

MAY in 2.49 — — — — — — — — — — 0.10 — — — 0.13 — — — — 0.41 — — — — — — — — — — 3.13

JUNE in 3.08 0.13 0.79 0.02 0.43 — 1.08 — 0.05 0.51 0.64 1.40 0.16 — — — — 0.05 0.28 — — — — — — — — — 2.16 0.33 — 11.11

JULY in — — 0.06 — — — 0.67 — — 1.60 1.70 0.13 0.27 0.20 0.05 0.67 0.10 — — 0.30 0.05 — 0.08 0.03 — — — 1 --— 0.19 — 6.10

AUG in 0.02 0.60 — 0.22 1.05 0.88 0.19 0.03 — — 0.80 — 1.00 0.05 0.25 1.05 0.06 — — 0.05 — — — — — — — — 0.39 1.59 0.64 8.78

SEPT in 1.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0.02 0.09 — — 0.23 0.73 — — — 2.19

OCT in — — — — — — 0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0.10

Data not collected. Total daily rainfall from April through October, 2005 = 40.65 in; 2004 = 34.34 in; 2003 = 41.47 in.

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TESTS DURATION DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES RECORDED AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA 2005
Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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APR o F 80 63 63 73 80 80 79 1 --------------66 78 72 77 80 78 83 85 86 70 65 69 71 79 78 86

MAY o F 71 72 76 77 77 75 77 81 84 83 86 86 88 90 87 87 84 86 89 91 90 82 85 92 94 81 86 89 92 93 89

JUNE o F 82 84 86 87 90 91 93 91 91 89 80 82 91 92 95 96 91 95 87 87 88 88 90 93 91 87 86 88 92 86

JULY o F 94 95 94 93 92 94 89 84 91 90 80 91 91 90 90 90 91 92 93 93 95 95 94 93 93 97 96 --96 95 85

AUG o F 84 83 85 84 86 75 81 86 89 90 88 94 94 91 93 94 92 92 94 96 94 96 98 91 93 90 89 90 90 84 91

SEPT o F 88 91 90 91 89 86 87 88 89 90 90 89 90 91 90 90 94 94 95 96 94 94 92 93 91 90 80 80 89 91

OCT o F 91 87 89 88 85 82 80 85 83 73 82 85 84 83 86 83 84 80 86 88 89 86 79 75 65 62 65 69 71 70 ---

Data not collected.

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TESTS DURATION DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURES RECORDED AT THE WIREGRASS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER, HEADLAND, ALABAMA 2005
Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1

APR o F 58 --41 46 49 40 1 ----------------45 51 45 48 50 55 57 58 59 42 44 50 52 42 53 54

MAY o F 53 48 52 51 55 53 54 56 57 62 62 63 65 66 66 63 61 63 68 69 67 63 65 73 63 58 61 66 68 68 72

JUNE o F 70 70 68 72 73 73 68 70 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 73 70 70 65 68 68 68 70 71 70 70 72 71 76 77

JULY o F 72 72 74 74 77 73 72 70 70 71 73 76 77 74 75 73 72 75 74 73 75 74 77 76 76 77 76 --75 73 73

AUG o F 72 72 73 73 70 69 72 73 74 75 74 72 71 72 70 70 71 73 75 77 78 77 74 74 75 71 71 71 75 77 76

SEPT o F 73 69 70 70 68 66 67 68 66 65 65 64 65 68 69 72 72 72 74 73 68 71 73 73 72 71 73 70 71 70

OCT o F 71 71 71 70 70 70 70 61 62 53 61 63 63 59 58 56 49 48 52 53 53 62 48 46 39 36 37 41 43 41 46

Data not collected.

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Description of 2005 Peanut Variety Test Entries 1. Andru II Developed by Dr. Dan Gorbet, University of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. Released in 2002 under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. Also carries a patent on the high oleic trait prohibiting non-licensed parties from saving seed for replanting. Andru II has early maturity (130+ days) in Florida studies, but not quite as early as Andru 93 or ViruGard. It has excellent tomato spotted wilt virus resistance (equal to or better than Georgia Green), with excellent pod yields, good grades, and high oleic oil chemistry (80+ percent oleic fatty acid). Andru II has some white mold resistance equal to or better than Georgia Green. Its growth habit is intermediate to semi-runner with seed size similar to Georgia Green. Its pod yields have been equal to Georgia Green. Andru II should be an excellent choice for SE production, being the most productive early maturity high oleic cultivar currently available. Anderson’s Peanut Company has the marketing contract on this variety. 2. ANorden Developed by Dr. Dan Gorbet, University of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. Released in 2002 under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. Also carries a patent on the high oleic trait prohibiting non-licensed parties from saving seed for replanting. ANorden is a medium maturity (135 to 140 days) variety, with runner growth habit (prominent center stem), runner size pods and seed, very good tomato spotted wilt virus resistance, and high oleic oil chemistry. It is a replacement for SunOleic 97R in FFSP program. ANorden has shown pod yields and tomato spotted wilt virus resistance equal to or better than Georgia Green in Florida tests and a somewhat larger seed size. ANorden has been equal to Georgia Green in resistance to white mold, leaf spot, and rhizoctonia disease. 3. AP-3 Developed by Dr. Dan Gorbet, University of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. Released in 2003 under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. AP-3 does not carry the high oleic trait and is medium (135 to 140 days) in maturity. It is resistant to tomato spotted wilt virus and white mold with some resistance to cylindrocladium black rot. Seed and pod size are similar to Florunner. Growth habit is intermediate with lighter green foliage than most varieties. 4. AT 3081R Developed by Dr. Ernest Harvey, Golden Peanut Company. Similar to GK7 in growth habit with medium (135 to 140 days) maturity. Seed and pod size are also similar to GK7. Carries resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus and normal oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio. 5. C-99R Developed by Dr. Dan Gorbet, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. Released in 1999 with variety protection applied for under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. The maturity range is 10 to 14 days later than Florunner with large seed and pod size and normal oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio. Runner growth habit with resistance to late leafspot, white mold, and tomato spotted wilt virus. Other

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characteristics include good yields and grades with multiple disease resistance (as noted); similar to Florida MDR 98 but more normal oleic fatty acid content (55 to 59 percent) with somewhat darker green foliage. 6. C 724-19-RB; 7. C 12-3-114-58 Both developed by Dr. Corley Holbrook, ARS-USDA, Tifton, Georgia. C 724-19-RB is mid-season in maturity and carries root-knot nematode and TSWV resistance. C 12-3-114-58 is a late maturing line and carries resistance to leaf spot and TSWV. Both lines carry normal oleic oil chemistry. 8. CRSP 8; 9. CRSP 14 Both are large seeded advanced breeding lines from USDA-ARS. Each were developed by Dr. R. N. Pittman for the runner-type market. Both are late-maturing with TSWV resistance. 10. Carver Developed by Dr. Dan Gorbet, University of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. Released in 2002 under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. Carver has medium maturity (135 to 140 days), runner growth habit (prominent center stem), runner pod and seed size, with tomato spotted wilt virus and white mold resistance somewhat better than Georgia Green, and resistance to cylindrocladium black rot and Rhizoctonia limb rot. Carver has excellent yield potential with somewhat larger and elongated seed with normal oil chemistry. 11. DP-1 Developed by Dr. Dan Gorbet, University of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. Released in 2002 under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. DP-1 is a late maturity (150+ days) cultivar with excellent disease resistance. DP-1 has the highest level of resistance to late leaf spot, tomato spotted wilt virus, and white mold currently available in the U.S. peanut cultivar. Yields of 4800 pounds per acre have been recorded in Florida tests with no fungicide applied for leaf spot control. DP-1 has normal oil chemistry and seed size similar to GK7 and Florunner. It has somewhat less vine growth than C-99R. Seed will be marketed through Damascus Peanut Company. 12. Exp 215 An advanced breeding line developed by Dr. Ernest Harvey, Golden Peanut Co., Ashburn, Georgia. Similar to GK 7 in growth habit with early maturity. Similar to AT 108 in pod and seed size. This line carries the high oleic trait and resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus. 13. Exp 3085A An advanced breeding line developed by Dr. Ernest Harvey, Golden Peanut Company. Similar to GK7 in growth habit with medium (135 to 140 days) maturity. Seed and pod size are also similar to GK7. Carries resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus and high oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio.

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14. Georgia –01R Developed by Dr. Bill Branch, University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station. Released under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. Late maturity range with mid-oleic oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio with seed and pod size similar to C-99R. Is resistant to tomato spotted wilt virus and carries tolerance to leaf spot and white mold. Observations have indicated less occurrence of cylindrocladium black rot and leaf hopper damage than more susceptible varieties. 15. Georgia –02C Developed by Dr. Bill Branch, University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station. Maturity range is 7 to 10 days later than Florunner with seed and pod size slightly larger than Florunner. High oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio with runner growth habit and vine growth more consistent with Florunner that Georgia Green. Resistant to tomato spotted wilt virus and cylindrocladium black rot. 16. Georgia –03L Developed by Dr. Bill Branch, University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station. Released under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. Mid-maturity range with normal oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio with significantly larger pod and seed size than Georgia Green. Resistant to tomato spotted wilt virus and cylindrocladium black rot. 17. Georgia Green Developed by Dr. Bill Branch, University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station. Released in 1995 and protected under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. Same maturity range as Florunner with seed and pod size similar to or slightly more round than Florunner. Normal oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio with intermediate growth habit and considerable less vine growth than Florunner. Resistant to tomato spotted wilt virus, but carries no known insect resistance. Georgia Green has proven to have yield stability across a wide range of different environments under both irrigated and non-irrigated conditions and in both single and twin row patterns. 18. Georgia Hi-O/L Developed by Dr. Bill Branch, University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station. Released in 1999 with plant variety protection applied for under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. Same maturity range as Florunner with larger seed and pod size, high oleic/linoleic acid ratio, and intermediate growth habit. Resistant to tomato spotted wilt virus. 19. Gregory Developed by Dr. Tom Isleib, North Carolina Agricultural Research Service. Released in 1997 with plant variety protection applied for under the 1994 Amendment of the Plant Variety Protection Act. Maturity range is earlier than NC 7 with larger seed and pod size. Has normal oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio and intermediate growth habit. The only known resistances of Gregory are to CBR (this is very slight: i.e., it is less susceptible than NC 7) and to tomato spotted wilt virus (6.5 percent infection rate compared with 9.2 percent for NC-V11). Like NC 7 and NC 12C, Gregory is extremely susceptible to sclerotinia blight. Gregory has a pink seed coat.

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NC-V11 Developed by North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, and USDA-ARS. Released in 1998 and protected under the Plant Variety Protection Act. Maturity range same as NC 7 with smaller seed and pod size, normal oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio, and runner growth habit. Has field tolerance to tomato spotted wilt virus, low level of resistance to CBR, susceptible to early leafspot and sclerotinia blight. No known insect resistance. Bright shapely pods make NC-V11 one of the three varieties preferred by VC area shellers (VA 93B first, NC 10C second, NC-V11 third). 21. Tifrunner Developed by Dr. Corley Holbrook, USDA-ARS, Tifton, Georgia. Late maturity range with slightly larger seed and pod size than Florunner and normal oleic/linoleic fatty acid ratio. Has runner growth habit with prominent main stem. Resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus and early and late leaf spot.

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Sources of Seed
Dr. W. D. Branch University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Coastal Plain Experiment Station Tifton, Georgia 31793 Georgia-01R Georgia-02C Georgia-03L Georgia Green Georgia Hi-O/L Dr. D.W. Gorbet University of Florida North Florida Research & Education Center 3925 Highway 71 Marianna, Florida 32446 Andru II AP-3 C-99R Carver DP-1 ANorden Dr. Ernest Harvey Golden Peanut Co. 100 North Point Center East Suite 400 Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 AT 3081R Exp 215 Exp 3085A Dr. C.C. Holbrook USDA-ARS Crop Genetics & Breeding Research Unit Coastal Plain Experiment Station Tifton, Georgia 31793 Tifrunner C 12-3-114-58 C 724-19-RB Dr. Thomas G. Isleib North Carolina State University Department of Crop Science Unit 3: 840 Method Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Gregory NC-V11 Dr. R.N. Pittman USDA-ARS, University of Georgia Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit 1109 Experiment Street Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797 CRSP 8 CRSP 14

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