Peanut Farm Show - 2011

Univeristy of Georgia Peanut Production SeminarJanuary 20, 2011 at the Albany Civic Center8:30 a.m-3:35 p.m. Poster Sessions on Research and on FarmDemonstrations Throughout Georgia on Floor of Civic CenterCoordinator: John Beasley, Extension Peanut Agronomist, UGA

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Georgia Peanut Farm ShowSchedule of Events

Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the Albany Civic Center, Albany, Ga.

University of GeorgiaPeanut Production Seminar

AGENDA

9:00 am Welcome – Emory Murphy, Research Committee Secretary, Georgia Peanut Commission

9:05 am Cultivar Response to Reduced Seeding RateDr. Scott Tubbs, University of Georgia

9:25 am New Methods for Determining Peanut HarvestDr. Wilson Faircloth, USDA-ARS, National Peanut Research Lab

9:45 am Incorporating New Peanut Cultivars into a Disease Management Program

Dr. Bob Kemerait, University of Georgia

10:05 am Peanut Budgets, Managing Production Costs, and Marketing

Dr. Nathan Smith, University of Georgia

10:25 am Burrower Bugs: What we Know and What we Don’tKnow

Dr. David Adams, University of Georgia

10:45 am Adjourn

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7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Georgia Peanut Commission & American RedCross Blood Drive

8:30 a.m. - Show opens with door prize registration

9:00 a.m. - University of Georgia (UGA) Peanut Production Seminar

11:15 a.m. - Georgia Peanut Commission presents short program andpresents awards including Distinguished Service Award, PeanutResearch & Education Award, Media Award, Special Award &Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer of the Year

Noon - Lunch

1:15 p.m. - National Peanut Board Update

1:30 p.m. - Industry Peanut Seed Seminar

3:30 p.m. - Announcement of Grand Door Prize winner

3:45 p.m. - Show closes

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Approximately every two seconds, someone in Americaneeds blood. More than 38,000 blood donations are needed everyday to treat patients in need. This year, the Georgia PeanutCommission ispartnering withthe AmericanRed Cross onJan. 20 at theGeorgiaPeanut FarmShow to host ablood drive.Blood mobileswill be on sitethroughout themorning of theshow, 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The Georgia Peanut Commissionwould like to make a huge collection during this event and needyour help. If you are eligible to donate blood on Jan. 20, pleasemake an appointment in advance by calling 1-800-448-3543 or visitwww.redcrossblood.org. Individuals who present to donate bloodwill be eligible to enter a drawing for a $250 Visa Gift Card, compli-ments of The Peanut Institute.

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Producers can fine-tune their farming operations with information gainedat the 35th annual Georgia PeanutFarm Show on Jan. 20, 2011 at theAlbany Civic Center in Albany, Ga.The show is sponsored by theGeorgia Peanut Commission in coop-eration with the University ofGeorgia.

During this year’s showKelley Manufacturing Company isproviding the grand door prize of oneseasons use of peanut combine, val-ued at $10,000. Amadas Industries isalso providing a door prize of$10,000 off the price of a combine.

The one-day show offers farmers a full day to view the products and ser-vices of more than 75 exhibitors and a day of education. The show opens at 8:30a.m. with door prize registration and closes at 3:45 with the announcement of thegrand door prize winner. The University of Georgia Peanut Team will present aneducational peanut production seminar beginning at 9:00 a.m. The American RedCross will also hold a blood drive from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the civic center.

Information about the Georgia Peanut Farm Show can be obtained bycontacting GPC at 229-386-3470 or visiting GPC online at www.gapeanuts.com.

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The Georgia Peanut Commission recognizes individuals, business-es and organizations annually at the Georgia Peanut Farm Show. Theawards recognize the many contributions the award recipients have madein the peanut industry. In 2011, GPC is honoring Commissioner TommyIrvin with the Distinguished Service Award; Dr. Jim Todd, retired Universityof Georgia entomologist, with the Research and Education Award;Jennifer Whittaker, Georgia Farm Bureau publications editor, with theMedia Award; Stephanie Grunenfelder, of the American Peanut Councilwith the Export Award, and Sally Wells, Birdsong Peanuts, with theGeorgia Peanut Special Award. The Georgia Peanut Commission will alsoname the Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer on the day of theshow. The awards will be presented Jan. 20 at 11:15 a.m. at the AlbanyCivic Center.

Distinguished Service Award

GPC is recognizing the Honorable TommyIrvin with the Distinguished Service Award for 2011.Tommy Irvin’s tenure as the longest servingCommissioner of Agriculture in the United Statesspans more than 41 years of a 54-year-plus career inpublic service. He also is the longest servingstatewide official in Georgia.

The American Farm Bureau Federationrecently honored Commissioner Irvin with itsDistinguished Service Award for his service as an

agriculture leader with merit and distinction. Irvin was nominated by theGeorgia Farm Bureau which in its December annual meeting had present-ed a video outlining his efforts to improve Georgia agriculture that led tochanges on the regional and national levels and impacted world opinion ofU.S. Agriculture. He set up an international trade division in his depart-ment and pursued markets for Georgia’s agricultural producers in theSoviet Union, China and Cuba and other states followed. In addition, theU.S. Department of Agriculture and leaders in other countries have soughtto emulate Georgia’s procedures to eradicate animal diseases, and controlplant pests. Irvin is also recognized internationally for his efforts on foodsafety.

Irvin is the only Georgian to serve as president of the NationalAssociation of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA). He also hasserved as president of the Southern Association of State Departments ofAgriculture (SASDA). Twice, he has served terms as president of theSouthern United States Trade Association (SUSTA), an organization whichhe helped found to promote the export of Southern food and agriculturalproducts.

Irvin has been inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame,Georgia Agrirama Hall of Fame, the Vidalia Onion Hall of Fame, theGeorgia Seed Association Hall of Fame, the Habersham County Hall ofFame, and the Hall County and the University of Georgia College ofAgriculture Hall of Fame.

A Georgia native, Tommy Irvin was elected to his first public officeas a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956.Later, he served as chairman of his school board and president of theGeorgia School Boards Association. Elected to four terms in the GeorgiaGeneral Assembly as a Representative from Habersham County, Irvinserved on the House Agriculture, Education, and AppropriationsCommittees and chaired the House Industrial Relations Committee andthe Governor's Conference on Education. He was the Governor’s FloorLeader and later served as Executive Secretary to the Governor.

Commissioner Irvin and his wife, Bernice, live on a farm in theGlade Creek Community of Habersham County. They are the parents offive children, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Research and Education Award

GPC is recognizing Dr. James W. Todd for his contributions to thediscovery and expansion of peanut disease resistance. Todd is professoremeritus of entomology at the University ofGeorgia. In August 2008, he completed a mile-stone of 40 years of service as a member of theresearch faculty at the UGA Tifton Campus.Although his primary research focus for the last23 years has been in peanut entomology, heworked on entomological problems in soybean for17 years prior to that. He received his B.S. andM.S. degrees from Auburn University in 1966 and1968, respectively, and then joined the researchfaculty at the Georgia Coastal Plain ExperimentStation where he initiated the research program insoybean entomology.

One of Todd’s major interestshas always been host plant resistance

Georgia Peanut Commission announces awards

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Dr. Wm. D. BranchProfessor/Peanut BreederUniversity of Georgia

Georgia-09B’ is a new high-yielding, high-oleic, TSWV-resistant,medium-seeded, runner-type peanut variety that was released in2009 by the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations. It was devel-oped at the University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Stationin Tifton, GA.Georgia-09B has a high level of resistance to tomato spotted wilt

disease caused by Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). Georgia-09Balso has the high-oleic and low-linoleic fatty acid ratio for improvedoil quality and longer shelf-life of peanut and peanut products.Georgia-09B originated from the first backcross made with Georgia

Green as the recurrent parent. It has an intermediate runner growthhabit and medium maturity, similar to Georgia Green. However dur-ing the past three years (2006-2008) averaged over 27 multilocationtests in Georgia, Georgia-09B was found to have the lowest percentof TSWV disease incidence, highest pod yield, highest TSMK grade,and highest dollar value return per acre compared to Georgia Green.During the three years 2007-09, Georgia-09B was compared to

four other high-oleic runner-type varieties over 30 multilocation testsin Georgia (Table 1). Georgia-09B was also found to have amongthe best overall performance compared to Florida-07, York, AT-3085RO, and McCloud.Limited seed supplies will be available for Georgia-09B in the 2011

planting season. So, interested growers should consider an earlyseed request for the upcoming growing season. Georgia-09B com-bines the excellent roasted flavor of Georgia Green with the high-oleic trait in a medium maturity, medium-seeded, runner-type peanutvariety that has high pod yields, TSMK grades, and dollar valuereturns per acre.

Runner Disease Yield TSMK Seed Value

Variety (%) (lb/a) (%) (no./lb) ($/a)

*Georgia-09B 30 4273 75 725 779

*Florida-07 35 4487 71 612 779

*York 29 4154 72 786 729

*AT-3085RO 35 4101 71 678 714

*McCloud 42 3974 72 633 705

Table 1. Three-Year (30 Tests) Average Field Performance of Georgia-09Bvs. Four other High-Oleic Runner-Type Varieties over Multilocation inGeorgia, 2007-09.

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Based on seed acreage in2010, there are 5 cultivars that willaccount for 95% of the acreage inthe Southeast in 2011. Those fiveare: Georgia-06G, GeorgiaGreener, Georgia-07W, Tifguard,and Florida-07. What should pro-ducers look for in a cultivar whentrying to decide which one or onesto plant on their farm? Obviously,the first characteristics a producershould look for in a cultivar areyield and grade. Fortunately, mostof the new cultivars that have beenreleased over the past three yearshave a higher yield potential thanGeorgia Green. In the UGAStatewide Variety Trials and in

small plot and on-farm large plot tri-als we have seen Georgia-06G,Florida-07, Tifguard, GeorgiaGreener, and Georgia-07W consis-tently out yield Georgia Green. Thegrades of these cultivars, with theexception of Florida-07, have beenequal to or better than GeorgiaGreen.

Disease resistance is anoth-er important trait to look for in a cul-tivar. The peanut breeding pro-grams in the Southeast U.S. havereleased numerous cultivars thepast 10 years with much betterresistance to TSWV. Resistance toleaf spots, white mold, CBR, andpeanut root- knot nematode nowexist in one or more cultivars.Tifguard has a very high level ofresistance to peanut root-knotnematode and should be planted infields with a history or large popula-

tion of this pest. Utilize Peanut Rxto determine a cultivar’s level ofdisease resistance or tolerancewhen comparing them to oneanother. This tool allows a producerto select a cultivar, or cultivars,based on the expected diseaseproblem or problems within a givenfield, based on expected field andenvironmental conditions.

Maturity range will also dic-tate if a producer wants to select acertain cultivar. Currently there isone early maturing cultivar, AT 215,but the seed supply on it will beextremely limited in 2011. GeorgiaGreener and Tifguard have whatwe call the “normal” or mediummaturity range. Under normal grow-ing conditions in which there are nofactors delaying or speeding upmaturation, these cultivars areready for harvest in 135-140 days

after planting. Georgia-06G,Florida-07, and Georgia-07W allmature about 7-10 days later thanGeorgia Green. Our experiencewith Georgia-06G is that it canmature about the same as GeorgiaGreener and Tifguard, or in some


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Robert Kemerait, PhDDepartment of PlantPathology, the University ofGeorgia

We’re not the only oneswho have to worry about gettingsick! Farmers recognize thatthey will have to battle diseasesaffecting their peanut crop eachand every year in order to stayin business. Most of the dis-eases in a peanut field arecaused by molds; however avirus, tomato spotted wilt virusto be exact, can be an importantproblem as well. Though theaverage citizen in Georgia maybe unfamiliar with early leafspot, late leaf spot, peanut rust,white mold, Rhizoctonia limb rot,tomato spotted wilt, Aspergilluscrown rot and Cylindrocladiumblack rot, some or all of thesediseases can be identified onevery acre planted to peanut inour state. Though we can’tcatch peanut diseases, diseasesdo cost our peanut farmers mil-lions of dollars each year interms losses in yield and qualityand in cost of control.

In order to minimize theimpact of diseases and to con-tinue to produce the world’s bestpeanuts, farmers must invest ina complicated mix of options toprotect their crop. Today farmersplant varieties of peanuts withnames like ‘Georgia-07W’,‘Georgia Greener’, and ‘Florida-07’ that are more resistant to thediseases than were older vari-eties. Growers also managediseases by integrating a combi-nation of tools such as fungi-cides, crop rotation with cotton

and corn, and selection of opti-mum planting dates whenwarmer soil temperatures sup-port rapid germination and vigor-ous growth into their manage-ment programs. Researchers atthe University of Georgia,Auburn University and theUniversity of Florida have com-bined many of these tools into a

single index, “Peanut Rx,” thatallows growers to determinehow to get the most benefit fromtheir management options.Development of Peanut Rx hasbeen supported financially bythe Georgia Peanut Commissionand use of this index isendorsed by some of the largestagricultural pest managementcompanies such as Syngenta,Nichino, BASF, BayerCropScience, and ArystaLifeScience.

Despite tremendousefforts, diseases continue to bea problem for farmers in south-ern Georgia. One of the most

important culprits behind out-breaks of disease is our weatherduring the growing season.Cooler and wetter conditionsearly in the season often lead tosignificant outbreaks ofCylindrocladium black rot later inthe season. Periods of unusual-ly hot weather typically result insevere outbreaks of white mold

andAspergilluscrown rot.Althoughgrowers,consultants,Extensionagents, andresearchersall recog-nize theimpact ofweather ondiseases, itcan be achallengeto predictweatherwith any

certainty more than a week inadvance. However, peanutfarmers in the southeasternUnited States now have a pow-erful ally in the fight against dis-eases- the Southeast ClimateConsortium.

The Southeast ClimateConsortium, with members fromthe research communities at theUniversity of Florida, theUniversity of Georgia, FloridaState University, North CarolinaState University, ClemsonUniversity, the University ofMiami, and the University ofAlabama-Huntsville, has devel-oped tools that allow growers to

use climate predictions over theupcoming growing seasons tobetter determine how productionfactors, like diseases anddrought, may impact their crop.For those confused over the dif-ference, “weather” is what hap-pens yesterday or today ortomorrow. On the other hand,“climate” describes the generalconditions over a longer periodof time. For example, our “cli-mate” in southern Georgia lastsummer was hotter and drierthan normal and these extendedconditions had a tremendousimpact on diseases in peanutfield. Hotter conditions lastsummer meant that out growersbattled white mold for fourmonths.

The Southeast ClimateConsortium has created a web-site, www.AgroClimate.org,where farmers and anyone whohas an interest in such informa-tion, can visit to begin makingdecisions for the upcoming sea-son. A grower should notexpect to find a “silver bullet” ora “crystal ball” on this site; how-ever he or she will find atremendous wealth of very spe-cific historical information thatwill add an additional tool intothe complex process of growinga crop, and that includes dis-ease management as well. INthe future, growers will not onlyconsider varieties, fungicides,and Peanut Rx in their fight withyield limiting diseases, they willalso consider expectationsabout the climate in the upcom-ing season when piecing togeth-er an effective managementprogram.

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R.S. TubbsUniversity of Georgia

Maximizing yield and maximizing profit are not always synonymousin row crop production. There are multiple scenarios I can think of where Icould encourage a grower to purposely sacrifice a chance at a higheryield, simply because the cost to achieve the additional yield outweighsthe possible gain. The same type of thought process needs to be appliedto most alterations in management practices to stay competitive in a tightagricultural economic environment.

A reduction in seeding rate can be an opportunity to save moneyon input costs as long as yield and grade of peanut are not drasticallyreduced. When quality seed are planted and good planting practices areused, the seeding rate will usually directly affect final plant stands, withhigher seeding rates resulting in denser plant stands and lower seedingrates ending with sparser plant stands. Yet, research has demonstratedthat there is an optimum plant stand to shoot for, and that a denser standwill not always result in greater yields. This is often due to plant competi-tion for space, light, water, nutrients, and other beneficial resources thatare needed to maximize yield potential. The magnitude of this intra-rowcompetition can differ upon several management practices, and row pat-tern is near the top of the list for a myriad of variables including risk of dis-ease incidence, plus yield and grade potential.

Since peanut is bought on a weight basis, and not by seed quanti-

ty like with some other commodities, the seed sizebecomes a very important variable in determiningthe cost per acre to plant. Thus, adjusting seedingrates can mean greater savings with some vari-eties than it will with others, as larger seeded vari-eties will cost more than smaller seeded varietieson a per seed basis. So, an equivalent reductionin seeding rate results in a greater savings withlarger-seeded varieties than with smaller seededvarieties. Of course, the higher the cost of the seed, the more pro-nounced these values become, and in recent years, the cost on a peracre basis has exceeded $20 per acre simply by altering seeding rate bymerely one seed per foot of row. If similar yields can be achieved at lowerseeding rates, this can constitute a fairly significant improvement to thebottom line by year’s end.

When compared to single rows, twin rows result in each individualplant being more spread out with extra room to grow and less intra-rowcompetition with adjacent plants for necessary resources. At the UGAExtension standard seeding rate of six seed per foot of row, the total plantpopulation in a given area remains the same whether grown in single ortwin row pattern. But in twin rows, half of the seed are planted in a rowseven inches away, which moves the most adjacent seed within the samedrill row to four inches apart instead of just two inches away. This createsless intra-row competition and often

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as a means of reducing losses toinsect and disease pests of cropplants. He and collaborators in Northand South Carolina identified threeplant introductions of soybean whichare still being used as sources of

pest resistance in breeding programs around the world. Todd began work-ing with Drs. Roy Pittman and James Demski on characterization of insectand virus resistance in peanut accessions from the USDA collection ofcultivated and wild species of Arachis from around the world in 1988.Then when Dr. Albert Culbreath joined the faculty and became part of thegroup, the search was expanded to include foliar and soil-borne diseaseresistance in peanut.

Dr. Todd received the Research and Education Award previously in2009 as team member on Resistance Cultivar Sections with Dr. RoyPittman and then about a decade ago as a team member on the groupthat help to establish the management strategy for the Tomato SpottedWilt Virus (TSWV) epidemics in the Southeast. And, yes this epidemic formany years caused an estimated $100,000,000 in losses to peanut andvegetables crops annually. The losses were diminishing the competitive-ness of Southeast farmers, not only in U.S. markets, but also in the inter-national marketplace.

The TSWV risk Management Index became the solution to signifi-cantly minimizing that risk today. And this management tool is an on-goingeffort that is coordinated through the University of Georgia. The TSWVRisk Management Index has also given way to other disease indexesbecoming an important management tool for farmers. This was truly out ofthe box thinking to minimize and manage risk as a part of finding a solu-tion to a problem by changing the cultural environment and practices ofthe crop that had a much wider window of sufficient yield production andeconomic return than the disease had maximum efficacy.

The number one pest and economic loss to peanuts for manyyears was the TSWV and thanks to the Risk Management Index that is nolonger the case. It was truly Dr. Todd’s leadership in this research thatmade it possible to establishing this management strategy that really didwork. Yes, the other scientist on the team were important to eventually getthis new technology packaged and out to the growers but the originalhypothesis to manage the disease in this manor was Dr. Todd’s andtherefore this success was largely due to his effort. The TSWV RiskManagement Index which was originally his brain child has saved GeorgiaPeanut farmers over $300 million over the past twelve year.

In 1997, Dr. Todd was included in a joint Peanut CollaborativeResearch Support Project funded by USAID, between the USDA,University of Georgia, University of Florida and Bolivia. Later, Dr.Culbreath became part of this group also. Breeding for multiple pest resis-

tance was a main focus of this group and as result, a breeding lineCRSP-14 was released as germplasm in 2008. Other lines with superiorresistance to various insects and diseases are being considered forrelease in the near future. The main impact of this work has been todemonstrate the value of host resistance as a means whereby growerscan reduce input costs without sacrificing yield and grade, the ultimatedeterminants of profitability.

Media Award

The Georgia Peanut Commission is honoring Jennifer Whittaker,publications editor for the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation, with theGeorgia Peanut Media Award. Whittaker edits the Georgia Farm BureauNews, which is published six times a year and the organization’s GeorgiaNeighbors magazine, which is published twice a year. In addition, sheedits the organization’s weekly newsletter, Leadership Alert and helpshandle media inquiries and public relations for the organization. Whittakerhas received recognition from American Farm Bureaufor her coverage of Georgia agriculture.

A native of Greene County, Ga., Whittaker wasan active 4-Her, who grew up on a dairy farm. She isthe daughter of Andrew and Catherine Whittaker andgraduated from the University of Georgia with adegree in agricultural communications from theCollege of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences.

While at UGA, Whittaker was an active mem-ber of the agriculture honor fraternity Alpha Zeta, wasa member of UGA Blue Key and was inducted intoAGHON, an honor organization for students from the College ofAgriculture, UGA School of Forestry and College of Veterinary Medicine.

Whittaker is a member of Georgia’s Macon Chapter Q P.E.O., aninternational philanthropic organization dedicated to promoting education-al opportunities for women, and is active in her neighborhood association.She has also served on numerous committees of the College ofAgriculture’s Alumni Association. When she’s not covering Georgia agri-culture, her hobbies include gardening, antiquing, reading and watchingGeorgia football.

Export Award

The Georgia Peanut Commission is recognizing StephanieGrunenfelder, vice president of International Marketingat the American Peanut Council, with the ExportAward. She has been at the council since August of2006. She supervises marketing programs on behalfof the peanut industry in Canada, Mexico and Japanand also manages the industry’s Peanut Butter forHungry Initiative, which began in 2007. Before joiningthe council, she was the director of nutrition researchand education for the Mushroom Council and directorof marketing for the Florida Tomato Committee, bothagricultural trade associations.

Grunenfelder has a master’s degree in Nutrition Education andcompleted the University of Florida’s Leadership Program for Agricultureand Natural Resources in 1999. She currently serves on the Food AidConsultative Group, a group of ag industry advisors to the U.S. govern-ment on international food aid, and on the

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U.S. Ag Export Development Council.Grunenfelder and her husband havethree children.

Special Award

The Georgia Peanut Commission is recognizing Sally Wells ofBirdsong Peanuts with the Georgia Peanut Special Award. Wells is anative of Colquitt, Ga., and has spent her entire working career in thepeanut industry. After graduating from Valdosta State University with amajor in Speech Communication and a minor in Public Relations, shebegan working for Farmers Fertilizer and Milling Company, a localpeanut sheller, in Colquitt, Ga. She later worked for Tri-State Americaand Seabrook Peanut Company. During her career, she served on manycommittees for the American Peanut Sheller’s Association and mostrecently, she served on the steering committee for the Georgia FOOD-PAC. She is currently employed as the Logistics and AdministrativeManager for Birdsong Peanuts SE Division inBlakely, Ga., and also is the current Chairmanof the Peanut Institute. Recently, she helpedorganize the Peanut Butter for Haiti Project forthe peanut industry.

Locally, she has served on the Boardof the Colquitt/Miller Arts Council, is an activealumnus of Leadership Colquitt, and helpedorganize the 2009 and 2010 Peanut ProudExpo in Blakely, Ga. While working forBirdsong, she resides in Atlanta, Ga., with her husband, Penn Wells.

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cases, it matures about 7-10 days later.The one late maturing cultivar we currentlyhave is Georgia-02C but seed supply willbe very limited in 2011. It typically takes 2-3weeks later to mature than Georgia Green

or Georgia Greener. It is recommended DO NOT plant Georgia-02C afterMay 15.

Seed availability is another issue with selecting a cultivar. When anew cultivar is released there is usually a very limited supply of seed. Ittypically takes 2-3 years after the cultivar is released to build the seed sup-ply to an adequate level to meet producers’ demands. On the other end ofthe spectrum, when an older cultivar is under less demand, seed supplydwindles. An example of this would be Georgia Green and Georgia-02C,both of which have seen demand for seed drop dramatically the past fewyears. There will be very limited seed of both cultivars in 2011.

One other factor that might have a bearing on cultivar selection isseed size. Several of the new cultivar releases have considerably largerseed size than Georgia Green. These cultivars include Georgia-06G,Florida-07, Tifguard, and Georgia-07W. Their seed size results in it taking30 or more pounds per acre to plant when sown at the same seed per footof row rate as Georgia Green. For example, when planting Georgia Greenat 6 seed per foot of row it typically requires 105-110 pounds per acre. Atthe same 6 seed per foot of row rate, Georgia-06G, Tifguard, Georgia-07W, and Florida-07 will end up planting 135-140+ pounds per acre. Atapproximately $0.75 per pound for seed it costs about $20-25 more peracre to plant large-seeded runner cultivars than Georgia Green. GeorgiaGreener and Georgia-02C have what we refer to as “medium” size seed,similar to what the Florunner cultivar had and planting those at 6 seed perfoot of row will result in planting about 120-125 pounds per acre, or about10-15 pounds per acre more than Georgia Green.

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results in less mortality of slightly weakerplants from a more aggressive neighboringplant. In single rows, there is a greateroccurrence of the “survival of the fittest”

scenario as the plants mature, expand, and compete for resources. Data from UGA research over the last few years tend to defend

previous reports that a final plant stand between three and four plants perfoot will suffice in single row pattern. However, a slightly higher final stand(at least four and a half plants per foot or more) may be necessary in twinrows to achieve maximum yield, yet this can usually still be achieved whenplanting six seed per foot of row. But in single row pattern, a reducedseeding rate as low as five seed per foot of row at planting should achievethree to four plants per foot of row when good planting practices are fol-lowed (maintain an appropriate speed, use quality seed, plant into soil withenough moisture for seedlings to emerge, etc.). Thus, a reduced seedingrate in single row pattern can increase profits by lowering seed cost atplanting while still maximizing yield. Knowing that increasing plant standdoes not automatically mean increased yields, especially at very densepopulations, it becomes critical to only plant the amount of seed necessaryto optimize plant stand. Anything above that level is a waste of seed sinceit will not result in improved yields, and will only end up reducing net profit.This is true regardless of whether planting in single or twin row pattern.

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