Methods to Evaluate Peanut Maturity for Optimal Seed Quality and Yield

Determining when to dig is one of the most important economic decisions a grower must make. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) poses a unique challenge for maturity determination because it is an indeterminate crop that forms pods underground. This 8-page fact sheet discusses maturity assessment methods...

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Main Authors: Ethan T. Carter, Patrick Troy, Diane Rowland, Barry Tillman, Keith Wynne, Krystel Pierre, Michael Mulvaney
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2016-11-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/88240
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author Ethan T. Carter
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Barry Tillman
Keith Wynne
Krystel Pierre
Michael Mulvaney
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description Determining when to dig is one of the most important economic decisions a grower must make. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) poses a unique challenge for maturity determination because it is an indeterminate crop that forms pods underground. This 8-page fact sheet discusses maturity assessment methods as well as steps for collecting and evaluating a maturity sample. Written by Ethan Carter, Patrick Troy, Diane Rowland, Barry Tillman, Keith Wynn, Krystel Pierre, and Michael Mulvaney, and published by the UF Agronomy Department, September 2016. SS-AGR-408/AG411: Methods to Evaluate Peanut Maturity for Optimal Seed Quality and Yield (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj.art-94ebae32c25a4ae58e4d0c2b905f813e2024-04-23T04:41:21ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092016-11-0120169Methods to Evaluate Peanut Maturity for Optimal Seed Quality and YieldEthan T. Carter0Patrick Troy1Diane Rowland2Barry Tillman3Keith Wynne4Krystel Pierre5Michael Mulvaney6University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Determining when to dig is one of the most important economic decisions a grower must make. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) poses a unique challenge for maturity determination because it is an indeterminate crop that forms pods underground. This 8-page fact sheet discusses maturity assessment methods as well as steps for collecting and evaluating a maturity sample. Written by Ethan Carter, Patrick Troy, Diane Rowland, Barry Tillman, Keith Wynn, Krystel Pierre, and Michael Mulvaney, and published by the UF Agronomy Department, September 2016. SS-AGR-408/AG411: Methods to Evaluate Peanut Maturity for Optimal Seed Quality and Yield (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/88240AG411SSAGR408Peanutmaturityseedclassification
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title_short Methods to Evaluate Peanut Maturity for Optimal Seed Quality and Yield
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