Breeding Peanut for Better Productivity and Quality

Approach

The goal of TAM 17P was to breed peanut for better productivity, disease resistance, and improved oil quality for West Africa with return benefits to Texas.

Achievements

Progress has been made in evaluating reaction to foliar diseases, particularly early leaf spot, and identifying early maturing lines with improved agronomic traits. Considerable effort is being made to identify high oleic acid content of the oil that delays rancidity with increased shelf-life. Seed of newly identified varieties are being multiplied for deployment to farmers.

Focus

Production efficiency