2009 NFREC Report2009 NFREC ReportWhat’s New in Perennial Peanut What’s New in Perennial Peanut

Ann Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak, Gary Knox, Clyde Smith, Doug MayoJed Dillard, Steve Basford, Richard Cone, John Kosanke

Widening the adaptation of perennial peanut in southern US

Arachis glabrata(rhizomatous)

New Releases•Arblick •Ecoturf•UF-Tito •UF-Peace

2009 Ecoturf and Arblick Plantings at the NFREC

New Turf Block- NFREC-Quincy

•Plant introduction nursery•Fertility studies•Ornamental evaluation

•2010 Perennial peanut field day

Experimental perennial peanut lines

Greenhouse propagation of perennial peanut

Arachis pintoi (seeded)

‘Golden Glory’ - a popular landscape ground cover in Hawaii

‘Amarillo’ - developed in Australia for forage and cover crop

New Plant Introductions in the National Plant Germplasm System

Arachis pintoi

Solar FarmsNASA and Florida Power and Light

Florida Department of Transportation

Perennial peanut (rhizomatous and seeded) and dwarf bahiagrass

Seed increase of dwarf bahiagrass

Combining perennial peanut with bahiagrass for southeastern pastures

1960s planting of perennial peanut at USDA-ARS STARS Unit

2010 NPGS Bahiagrass and Perennial Peanut Germplasm Collection -Argentina