Some Clemson University and Michelin North America, Inc. researchers believe low-pressure tires can reduce soil compaction to help increase crop yields for South Carolina farmers.
New varieties, modern technology, disease and weed management, as well as economics and cover crops, are on the agenda for the 2023 Clemson Extension Peanut Field Day Sept. 7 at
If peanut acres in 2021 go up or down, it likely won t be by much. Either way, peanut farmers, like many others across the South, could use some breaks in 2021. Right now, we just hope we ll start the year off better than last year without as many problems with stands as we unfortunately experienced last spring. We hope we ll see better germination and quality. It does not mean that we re going to skip out on some problems this year, but we do need a better year for certain, said Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Extension peanut agronomist.
Weather-wise, conditions this winter have treated most of the Peanut Belt better than in previous seasons, he said, and that s a good starting sign.
Clemson University
Clemson assistant professor Sruthi Narayanan and graduate student Zolian Zoong Lwe study how heat stress affects peanuts as they work to develop heat-tolerant peanut varieties. The latest venture focuses on how lipids (fats) in peanut plant anthers are altered by heat stress.
Heat stress caused by climate change is threatening to reduce peanut crop yields and burnout this source of income and food for millions of people worldwide.
But a group of researchers led by Clemson University Plant and Environmental Sciences assistant professor Sruthi Narayanan is working to develop heat-tolerant peanut varieties they hope will help maintain peanut production and profitability. Their latest venture focuses on how lipids (fats) in peanut plant anthers are altered by heat stress.