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Crop Science DepartmentPEANUT PUBLICATIONS and RELATED INFORMATION |
Peanuts are grown on approximately 85,000 acres in North Carolina, generating substantial income in 10 counties in northeastern North Carolina and in several counties in the southeastern region of the state. A wide range of research and extension projects address issues faced by the peanut industry in North Carolina. Individual and collaborative efforts within and across the Departments of Crop Science, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Soil Science, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and Food Science address a wide range of subject matter disciplines.
Cooperation also exists among USDA and state scientists and among faculty on campus and North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services research stations. Support of Extension field faculty has a major impact on successful delivery of research-based information concerning peanut to clientele of North Carolina and the surrounding region.
The November crop estimate indicated 2006 North Carolina production of 289 million pounds of all types of peanuts, up slightly from 288 million pounds in 2005. Harvested acreage was 85,000, down from 96,000 in 2005. This included about 5,500 acres of runners, up from about 1,500 acres the previous year. North Carolina peanut production in 2006 was up despite lower acreage due to higher yields. Average yield per acre for North Carolina peanuts was 3,400 pounds in 2006, up from 3,000 pounds in 2005. Fall 2006 prices for Virginia-type peanuts ranged from $425 to $450 per ton in North Carolina.
The course CS 590B/CS795B entitled Cotton, Peanut, and Tobacco Production Systems will be offered this summer although enrollment will be for the fall semester. Main topics will be principles of production, pest management, and marketing of these crops. This course was taught in 2002 and 2004.
The course will meet for six, one day sessions with two days devoted to each commodity. Current plans are to meet for three days in late May and early June and three days in mid to late July and early August.
The course will be offered for credit only.
Please contact me if you are interested in taking the class.
david_jordan@ncsu.edu
Yearly Extension publication prepared by NCSU for the production of peanut in North Carolina. Topics include: situation and outlook, peanut seed, peanut production practice, weed, insect, and disease management, planting, harvesting, and curing.
Some members of a weed species can survive and reproduce after exposure to a rate of herbicide that normally kills other weeds of the same species. Such plants are said to be herbicide resistant. Herbicide resistance is the inherited ability of a weed species to survive and reproduce following exposure to a rate of herbicide that was previously effective in controlling this species. Application of herbicide may reveal biotypes within the population that can survive exposure to the herbicide. Applying herbicides with the same mechanism of action repeatedly and successively allows these resistant plants to continue to survive and reproduce. Increasingly, peanut growers must consider the mechanism behind development of herbicide-resistant weeds and approaches to delay, curtail, and prevent development of resistant weed populations. Prevention is the most effective way to manage herbicide resistance.
Economic impact study and demographic census report on peanut production in North Carolina. Peanut production topics are included in this report: ipm management, worker populations, common insects, disease, weeds, etc.
To maximize profit when growing peanuts, farmers rely on recommendations for variety selection, fertility and liming, selection and timing of pesticide applications, and harvesting. Printed recommendations are often too general. They must be tested on the farm to find out what works and what does not. On-farm testing can be exciting and the results conclusive if a scientifically sound approach is used. This publication offers suggestions on testing new practices on your farm.
To be successful, peanut seed producers must understand seed quality, know how seed quality is achieved and lost, and understand how they can ensure delivery of high-quality peanut seeds to farmers. In many respects, the production of peanuts for seed is similar to the production of peanuts for commercial use. With few exceptions, the requirements for disease management, soil amendments, and crop handling are essentially the same, regardless of the intended use of the harvested crop.
Like commercial peanut producers, peanut seed producers seek most of all to maximize yield. But because of the specialized use of the seed crop, seed growers must give certain production practices more attention to enhance seed quality. This is particularly true when considering disease management, gypsum application, digging, and curing.
Managing pests is critical in optimizing peanut yield and quality. Applying combinations of agrichemicals is an efficient practice with known benefits. Producers may reduce the cost of pest management by limiting trips across the field. Fewer passes across a field is not only more convenient, it also reduces vine damage and has the potential to increase control of particular pests and broaden the spectrum of pests controlled.
The information in the Advisory Index for Managing Tomato Spotted Wilt in North Carolina and Virginia Peanuts was closely patterned after The University of Georgia Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Index for Peanuts (University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Bulletin 1165R), which was revised in January 2002 by Christie Hurt, Rick Brandenburg, David Jordan, Barbara Shew, Tom Isleib, and Mike Linker, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, and Ames Herbert, Pat Phipps, Charles Swann, and Walt Mozingo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Developed by NC State University Extension for peanut production in NC State and Virginia. This downloadable graphic aids farmers and extension personnel in determining peanut pod maturity and estimating the optimal digging date. Full sized posters available through your local county extension office.
Peanut growers advisory index helps determine the risk of peanut yield in teduced tillage systems and conventional tillage systems. Download these sheets to help calculate your risk factor. NOTE: downloadable PDF consists of pages 34 - 35 exerted from the 2007 Peanut Information publication.
The SCR advisory was tested on 436 commercial peanut fields in Virginia and North Carolina from 1989-2002. Farmers who followed the recommendations of the advisory were protected 96.5% of the time. 3.5% of the fields examined had damage above the SCR threshold.
HADSS, the Herbicide Application Decision Support System for field crops, is designed to help you evaluate alternative weed management strategies. It is valid only for the 2005 crop year. We have used our best efforts to develop a computer program that will be beneficial to you. However, you should evaluate program recommendations in the light of your own experience and of advice and information received from other sources. CHECK PRODUCT LABELS CAREFULLY PRIOR TO APPLICATION OF ANY CHEMICAL.
The peanut risk management decision aid is a program designed to help users asses their risk of developing one or more disease and/or arthropod problems in their peanut crop. The program is based upon data from NCSU scientists, and is a dynamic program that changes based upon the user inputs. Future developments include pest ID pages, and control information.
American Peanut Research and Education Society
Georgia Peanut Producers Association
International Crops Research Institute for the semi-Arid Tropics
North Carolina Peanut Growers Association
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