1. Row Patterns - Tillage John Baldwin Univ. of Georgia

2. Topics Rotations Land Prep and Fertilization Varieties Seed Disease and Nematodes Insects Cultural Practices Weed Management

3. TSWV Varieties Planting Date Seeding Rate Row patterns Tillage In-furrow insecticide

4. Yield Losses 20-40 lbs/A ($4-10/A) for each percent of row feet affected 50% affected = 1000-2000 lb/A yield loss Early season infection worse than late Levels seen in 95-97 were a real threat to survival of the peanut industry in GA

5. Why does severity vary from field to field? Severity affected by cultivar, planting date, plant population, at-plant insecticide, row pattern, tillage, (adjacent crops?, others?) Impact of each of these is not equal, but additive Use of multiple practices can greatly reduce severity and increase yield

6. Twin Vs. Single Rows Less TSWV Better Yield and Grade Quicker Canopy Closure

7. Seed Management Twin and Single Rows Seeding Rates Seed Quality

8. Seeding Rate/Acre for Various Peanut Varieties 6 seed/ft single 3 seed/ft twin

9. The Formula is: Seed/ft x row length seed count per pound

10. 14 a3 b76 a3920 b$107 a 4 seed/ft row 12 a4 a76 a4130 a$177 a 3 seed/ft row 18 b3 b76 a3840 b$133 a 2 seed/ft row TSWV (%) OK (%) TSMK (%) Yield Lbs/A. Net Returns $/Acre Treatment Average Across Four LocationsLocation

11. Ga Green Seeding Rate Tests 6 Locations-1999 & 2000

12. Effect of Seeding Rate on Yield and Grade of C99-R peanut planted in Twin Row patterns at Four locations during 1999-2001

13. In-Furrow insecticides on Twin Rows Thimet 3.5 on each twin row Temik 4 on each twin row Ortene 4 oz/ 100 lb of seed.

14. Reduced Tillage Strip Tillage Less LCBs Less TSWV Twin Vs. Single Rows Water Conservation

15. Advantages for Reduced Tillage Reduces Labor Reduces Time Reduces Fuel Less Machinery wear Traps Soil Moisture Improves water availability

16. Challenges for Peanuts One versus Two Pass System Activation of Herbicides Plant Stands Cover Crop and Level Fields Heavy Soils Harvest Losses More Detail to Management

17. Strip till into Rye

18. Strip Till rye mulch Contil farm

19. Twin Row Strip Till 2001

20. Can you get to much mulch?

21. Yield of 3 Peanut Cultivars planted in Single and Twin Row Patterns from 1999-2001 Georgia Green (13 locations) AgraTech 201 (7 locations) Georgia Hi/Ol (4 locations )

23. Effect of Row Pattern on Yield, Grade and TSWV incidence of 11 peanut cultivars at 13 locations for 1999-2001

25. Yield and Grade of Six peanut cultivars planted by strip till and conventional methods on twin or single rows at 13 locations 99-2001 TrtYieldTSMKTSWVStd/ft Single4060b72.4b20.4b4.0b Twin4320a73.4a11.6a4.3a Strip till 4340a73.5a13.3a4.1a Conv4030a72.3a18.6b4.2a

26. Effect of Row Pattern on Yield, Grade and TSWV incidence of 11 peanut cultivars at 13 locations for 1999-2001

27. Terms to Remember No till saves you time and labor but you better be on time with your labor If it don’t rain it don’t matter Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgment

28. UGA Peanut Team www.ugapeanuts.com www.gaweed.com