2024 Research Reports

The Georgia Peanut Evaluation Program

Bill Branch, UGA

University of Georgia Agronomic Research & Extension Programs to Address Economic Sustainability of Peanut Production

Scott Monfort, UGA

University of Georgia Cooperative Extension County Agent Programs

Scott Monfort, UGA

Bill Tyson

Ashley Smith

Jeremy Kichler

Tucker Price

Kelsea Hancock

Ben Hill & Irwin County

Holly Anderson

Jeff Davis County

Jennifer Miller

Mitchell County

Brian Hayes

Webster & Terrell County

Braxton Crews & Seth MCAllister

Georgia Peanut Achievement Club for Recognizing Whole Farm Peanut Yields

Scott Monfort, UGA

Development of Seed-applied and in Furrow Treatments to Ensure the Establishment of Peanut Stands in Georgia

Tim Brenneman, UGA

Adjusting In-Season Trigger Levels for Maximizing Peanut Growth, Yield, and Managing Aflatoxin

Wes Porter, UGA

Continuance of a Long Term Peanut Sustainability Program in Georgia Utilizing the Field to Market Field Print Calculator 2025

Wes Porter, UGA

Converting Peanut Oil from a Non-Drying Oil in Order to Create a High-value Alternative to Linseed, Tung, and other Plant-based Oils for Timber Oils and Coatings

Branson Ritchie, UGA

Evaluating Planting Arrangement, Herbicide Persistence, and Weed Management using Cereal Rye Cover Crop in GA Peanut

Hannah Lindell, UGA
Nicholas Basinger, UGA

Assessment of Prohexadione Calcium and Postemergence Herbicide Tank-Mixtures in Peanut – Year 2

Tim Grey, UGA
Samantha Bowen, UGA

Development and Evaluation of Cultivars with Disease Resistances to Increase On-Farm Profitability

Corley Holbrook, USDA

Breeding for Multiple Disease Resistance using Field and Genetic Tools

Peggy Ozias-Akins, UGA

Utilizing Peanut Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) to Detect Aspergillus in Peanut Plants, Pods, and Kernels

Dan Sabo, Georgia Tech

Exploring Flower Distribution and Underground Sensing for Peanut Phenotyping and Maturity Estimation

Guoyu Lu, UGA

Improved Understanding of Thrips and TSWV Ecology in the Peanut Production System of Georgia and Implications for Management

Babu Srinivasan, UGA

Development of Peanut Varieties with Stem Rot Resistance and Potentially More Synchronous Maturity Using Marker Assisted Selection

Akshaya K Biswal, UGA

Introgression of New Sources of Resistance to White Mold in Wild Tetraploid Arachis for Peanut Improvement

Soraya Bertioli, UGA

Development of A. stenosperma, A. batizocoi and A. valida-derived Advanced Lines with Strong Resistance to LLS and Rust

Soraya Bertioli, UGA

New Sources of Root Knot Nematode Resistance from the Wild Species A. stenosperma: germplasm release, cultivar development and pyramiding with foliar disease resistance

David Bertioli, UGA

Benchmarking the Peanut Crop Coefficient Curve Using Remote Sensing

George Vellidis, UGA

Precision Peanut Planter Kit to Improve Seed Metering and Placement

Wes Porter, UGA
Glen Rains, UGA

Developing a Laboratory Rearing Protocol for Rootworm

Mark Abney, UGA

Adaptation of New Fungicides and Application Strategies for Control of Early & Late Leaf Spot of Peanut

Albert Culbreath, UGA

Effect of In-Furrow Seed and Foliar Insecticide Treatments on Tomato Spotted Wilt and Yield in New TSWV Resistant Cultivars

Albert Culbreath, UGA

Comparing In-furrow Insecticides in Single and Twin Row Pattern at Different Plant Populations

Mark Abney, UGA
Scott Tubbs, UGA

Finding Novel, Non-Food Applications of Peanuts and By-Products

Atanu Biswas, USDA-ARS

Physiological Seed Quality: Impact of Drought at Flowering and Fruiting

Cristiane Pilon, UGA

Breeding for Drought Resistance in Georgia Peanut

Cristiane Pilon, UGA

Spray Induced Gene Silencing against Spotted Wilt Virus on Peanut

Sudeep Bag, UGA

Long-term Germplasm Enhancement and Development of DNA Molecular Marker Resources for Peanut

Nino Brown, UGA

Evaluation and Development of High-Throughput Phenotyping Technologies for Peanut

Javier Rodriguez-Sanchez, UGA

Investigating the Potential for Older Herbicides to be Used in Georgia Peanut Weed Management Programs

Eric Prostko, UGA

Using Advanced Technological Methods for Correlating Weather Events and Productivity/Quality Across Georgia’s Peanut Growing Regions

Leonardo Bastos, UGA

An Economic Analysis of the Value-Added Utilization of High-Oleic Peanuts as a Poultry Feed Ingredient to Produce Premium Eggs and Poultry Meat

Ondulla Toomer, NC State University

Optimizing Aspergillus flavus Biocontrol Application Methods for Improved Efficacy in Reducing Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanut

Jake Fountain, UGA

The Peanut Research Foundation

Steve Brown