Going After Aflatoxin
Aspergillus flavus presents a significant threat to the U.S. peanut industry. The expression of A. flavus, aflatoxin, impacts every aspect of the peanut supply chain. Even in a low-aflatoxin year, such as 2020, costs range into the...
When University of Georgia peanut pathologist Bob Kemerait does something, he does it wholeheartedly.
A passionate advocate for producers both near his academic home at the University of Georgia Tifton campus and around the world, Kemerait describes himself as “a...
A decade ago, University of Georgia plant scientists David and Soraya Bertioli were living and working in Brazil when they began to wonder about peanut plants they encountered in different corners of the world with an astounding ability to...
The University of Georgia cotton and peanut teams will host 2021's UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day Sept. 8 in Tifton, Georgia.
This annual event provides an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in learning more about our...
There are two species of rootworm in Georgia peanut fields, the southern corn rootworm and the banded cucumber beetle. The immature or larval stage of both species feeds on developing peanut pods and requires moist soil conditions for survival....
• By Barry Tillman and Scott Monfort •
Excessive peanut vine growth can be problematic in several ways. First, too much vine can increase disease because of the ability of the canopy to hold moisture and the inability of fungicides...
Continued rainfall in Georgia is mostly good news for peanut growers from an insect management point of view (disease management is a different story, but Dr. Bob Kemerait can tell that one).
The most damaging pest of peanut in Georgia...
Most Southwest peanuts have been planted, although it was delayed five to seven days because of the cold soil temperatures and rainfall. By now, herbicides applied preplant and at planting have dissipated, and new weed flushes may be observed...
The University of Georgia will hold insect scouting schools on June 7 in Tifton and June 15 in Midville, Georgia.
Crops to be covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage,...
The wild relatives of modern peanut plants have the ability to withstand disease in ways that modern peanut plants can’t. The genetic diversity of these wild relatives means that they can shrug off the diseases that kill farmers’ peanut...
• By Stanley Culpepper and Taylor Randell •
Research over the past three seasons has confirmed a Georgia population of Palmer amaranth to be resistant to topical applications of PPO herbicides including Reflex, Cobra and Blazer (Figure 1).
For cotton and...
Planting into a weed-free field, applying residual herbicides and knocking back that first weed flush reduces competition and yield loss.
• By Amanda Huber •
A big part of getting the crop off to a good start is managing weeds. The...
Frank McGill’s love for the University of Georgia started long before his career with them began. In the early 1930s and in the middle of the Great Depression, the university gave his brother, James Millard McGill, an opportunity for...
Root-knot nematodes are still the primary microscopic pest in peanut, but both sting and lesion nematodes can be found in some areas.
• By Amanda Huber •
Microscopic, voracious, deceptive, invasive, damaging. There are many ways to describe nematodes. In peanut,...
William “Bill” Branch, a professor in the University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and a peanut breeder, has been named to the Georgia Seed Development Professorship in Peanut Breeding and Genetics.
Since joining the UGA College of...
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