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Maturity and Temperatures October 7 Peanut Notes No. 229 2020

An update on maturity progression can be found at the following link:Maximum and Minimum Temps October 7, 2020

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Spraying for Leaf Spot and Stem Rot Now Peanut Notes No. 228 2020

This morning I had two folks ask questions about spraying for leaf spot at this time of the year. One person was also worried about stem rot. Our cooler temperatures have decreased the activity of…

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Maturity Question Peanut Notes No. 227 2020

Question on October 2:If you had a hundred acres that looked like your seed field picture from September 29 would you dig them? One four row digger and one four row picker. I know we can only…

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Edgecombe Peanut Maturity Mitch Smith Peanut Notes No. 226 2020

Just worked up some averages on Edgecombe pod samples which estimated optimal maturity. Since September 11, average days until maturity have only moved by 7 days. This is based on 3 dates and 54…

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Question About GMO Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 225 2020

Question:Why are the currently no GMO peanut varieties on the market? I really enjoyed David Jordan’s lecture on peanut production so I looked around the internet for a little while this weekend to…

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Expression of the High Oleic Trait Peanut Notes No. 224 2020

Question:Please elaborate on Maria’s statements below about low temps affecting high oleic oil concentration. What can be done about this?Jordan Answer:I will look but my understanding is that it is…

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Order of Digging Fields and Frost Peanut Notes No. 223 2020

Peanut maturity increased over the past week (this is written on October 2, see previous post.) Cooler weather is expected over the next few days followed by a short warming trend but then cooler…

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Frost Information From VT Peanut Notes No. 222 2020

The link to Frost Advisories beginning Monday, October 5:The Peanut/Cotton InfoNetA daily (Monday-Friday) hotline recording of this information will be available at 1-800-795-0700.

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Maturity Progression Update Peanut Notes No. 221 2020

The following information shows daily high and low temperatures and heat unit accumulation through September 29.Maximum and Minimum Temps September 2020 Update

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Changes in Pod Maturity Peanut Notes No. 220 2020

The following images and data show how pod maturity progresses when temperatures are relatively warm (see Whiteville data from September 1 to 15) and how cooler temperatures and daily low…