Project Number: 6604-13210-004-01
Project Type: Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Aug 22, 2007
End Date: Jun 30, 2012

Objective:
Determine if bunch type peanuts perform better in diamond and twin row patterns compared to the single row conventional practice.

Approach:
The majority of Valencia peanuts in New Mexico and West Texas are planted in a single row on 36 to 40 inch beds. The diamond planter places 4 rows per bed in an equidistant pattern. The potential benefits of a diamond planting pattern in bunch type peanuts are early canopy closure and crop maturation. Agronomic and physiological factors will be measured. Economic outcome of each study will be addressed to complete reports and publications.