@article{seidu_abudulai_dzomeku_mahama_nboyine_appaw_akromah_arthur_bolfrey-arku_mochiah_et al._2024, title={Evaluation of Production and Pest Management Practices in Peanut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i>) in Ghana}, volume={14}, ISSN={["2073-4395"]}, DOI={10.3390/agronomy14050972}, abstractNote={The economic return for peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Ghana is often low due to limitations in the availability of inputs or their adoption, which are needed to optimize yield. Six experiments were conducted in Ghana in 2020 and 2021 to determine the impact of planting date, cultivar, fertilization, pest management practices, and harvest date on peanut yield, financial return, and pest reaction. A wide range of interactions among these treatment factors were often observed for infestations of aphids (Aphis gossypii Glover); groundnut rosette disease (Umbravirus: Tombusviridaee); millipedes (Peridontopyge spp.); white grubs (Schyzonicha spp.); wireworms (Conoderus spp.); termites (Microtermes and Odontotermes spp.); canopy defoliation as a result of early leaf spot disease caused by Passalora arachidicola (Hori) and late leaf spot caused by Nothopassalora personata (Berk. and M. A. Curtis); and the scarification and boring of pods caused by arthropod feeding. Pod yield and economic return increased for the cultivar Chitaochi and Sarinut 2 when fertilizer was applied and when fertilizer was applied at early, mid-, and late planting dates. Pod yield and economic return increased when a combination of locally derived potassium soaps was used for aphid suppression and one additional hand weeding was used in the improved pest management practice compared with the traditional practice without these inputs. Pearson correlations for yield and economic return were negatively correlated for all pests and damage caused by pests. The results from these experiments can be used by farmers and their advisors to develop production packages for peanut production in Ghana.}, number={5}, journal={AGRONOMY-BASEL}, author={Seidu, Ahmed and Abudulai, Mumuni and Dzomeku, Israel K. and Mahama, Georgie Y. and Nboyine, Jerry A. and Appaw, William and Akromah, Richard and Arthur, Stephen and Bolfrey-Arku, Grace and Mochiah, M. Brandford and et al.}, year={2024}, month={May} }
 @article{jordan_anco_balota_brandenburg_2024, title={Farmer insights on harvesting peanut: A survey from the Virginia-Carolina region of the United States}, volume={10}, ISSN={["2374-3832"]}, DOI={10.1002/cft2.20262}, abstractNote={Plain Language Summary Peanut harvest is a two‐step process that requires digging pods and inverting vines and threshing after pods and vines have dried for an adequate amount time for efficient separation of pods from vines with a combine. Weather patterns, including temperature and soil moisture, can affect the pod maturation process. Additionally, inclement weather, soil moisture conditions, farm logistics, balance of equipment and acreage, plant health and disease incidence, and equipment setting and operation can affect harvest efficiency and yield. A survey of 166 farmers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, representing 25% of acreage, was administered to determine their perceptions of challenges they face at harvest and how they address those challenges. The majority of growers indicated that they would dig pods and invert vines prior to a storm. Peanut maturity was as important as soil conditions and concerns over tropical weather when deciding when to dig peanut. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved}, number={1}, journal={CROP FORAGE & TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT}, author={Jordan, David L. and Anco, Dan and Balota, Maria and Brandenburg, Rick L.}, year={2024}, month={Jun} }
 @article{jordan_anco_balota_langston_lux_shew_brandenburg_2024, title={Survey of herbicide and fungicide use in peanut in North Carolina and Virginia in the United States}, volume={10}, ISSN={["2374-3832"]}, DOI={10.1002/cft2.20263}, abstractNote={Plain Language Summary Diseases and weeds can reduce yield of peanut if effective control measures including fungicides and herbicides are not used. A survey of 76 farmers in North Carolina and Virginia at Cooperative Extension Service meetings was completed relative to fungicide and herbicide use in 2021. Eighty‐two percent of farmers made between three and five herbicide applications while sixty‐eight percent of farmers made between four and five fungicide applications. 2,4‐DB was the herbicide applied most frequently. The fungicide chlorothalonil was applied the most often. Pydiflumetofen was applied by 61% of farmers. Results from this survey can be used to inform regulatory agencies on use pesticide patterns by defining the relative importance of individual or groups of pesticides currently using to suppress pests and prevent or mitigate associated economic losses. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved}, number={1}, journal={CROP FORAGE & TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT}, author={Jordan, David L. and Anco, Dan and Balota, Maria and Langston, David and Lux, Leann and Shew, Barbara and Brandenburg, Rick L.}, year={2024}, month={Jun} }
 @article{jordan_shew_brandenburg_anco_balota_2023, title={Summary of tillage practices in peanut in the Virginia-Carolina region of the United States}, volume={9}, ISSN={["2374-3832"]}, DOI={10.1002/cft2.20222}, abstractNote={Core Ideas}, number={1}, journal={CROP FORAGE & TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT}, author={Jordan, David L. and Shew, Barbara B. and Brandenburg, Rick L. and Anco, Dan and Balota, Maria}, year={2023}, month={Jun} }
 @article{kumar_haak_dunne_balota_2022, title={Multilocation Evaluation of Virginia and Runner -Type Peanut Cultivars for Yield and Grade in Virginia-Carolina Region}, volume={12}, ISSN={["2073-4395"]}, DOI={10.3390/agronomy12123206}, abstractNote={The peanut is mostly grown in semi-arid tropical regions of the world, characterized by unpredictable rainfall amounts and distribution. Average annual precipitation in the Virginia–Carolina (VC) region is around 1300 mm; however, unpredictable distribution can result in significant periods of water deficit and subsequent reduction in yield and gross income. The development of new peanut cultivars with high yield and acceptable levels of yield stability across various water-availability scenarios is an important component of the peanut breeding program in Virginia and the Carolinas, where the large-seeded Virginia-type peanut is the predominantly grown market type. In addition, the simultaneous use of runner cultivars developed in the dryer southeastern region has been proposed as a practical solution to limited irrigation availability in the VC region. Still, the identification and adequate utilization of available commercial cultivars with the best combination of yield, drought tolerance, and gross income is more immediately beneficial to the peanut industry, yet this assessment has not been carried out to date. The aim of this study was to identify cultivars that maintain high yield and grade, therefore gross income, across a wide range of environmental conditions. We evaluated five commercially available Virginia and runner-type peanut cultivars for pod yield stability using multilocation trials over four years across 13 environments. Additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) and different stability approaches were used to study genotype (G), environment (E), and their interaction (G × E) on pod yield. Pod yield stability was specifically assessed by using the Lin and Binn approach, Wricke’s ecovalence, Shukla’s stability, and the Finlay–Wilkinson approach. The combined analysis of variance showed highly significant effects (p ≤ 0.001) for genotypes, environments, and G × E for pod yield. The environments varied in yield (2840–8020 kg/ha). Bailey, Sullivan, and Wynne are Virginia-type cultivars. The grade factors SMK, SS, and TK changed with water regime within both market types. Among the runner cultivars, TUFRunner 297 presented high mean productivity; however, it showed specific adaptation to limited environmental conditions. Based on different stability approaches, this study concludes that Sullivan and Bailey are the most stable and adaptable cultivars across the testing environments, whereas Wynne exhibited specific adaptability to some environments. These findings have important implications for peanut cultivar recommendations in terms of meeting peanut industry standards for yield, grading quality, and breeding progress.}, number={12}, journal={AGRONOMY-BASEL}, author={Kumar, Naveen and Haak, David C. and Dunne, Jeffrey C. and Balota, Maria}, year={2022}, month={Dec} }