GEORGIA-03L is a new
large-podded runner-type peanut variety that was released
in 2003 by the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations.
It was developed at the University of Georgia, Coastal
Plain Experiment Station at Tifton, Georgia. Georgia-03L
has similar maturity as Georgia Green with significantly
larger pods and seed. Georgia-03L also has a high level
of resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and
moderate resistance to soilborne diseases: white mold or
stem rot and CBR. It has a high percentage of large
smooth bright pods with an intermediate runner growth
habit and pink seedcoat color.
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Georgia-03L is
highly productive, produces high yield and high dollar
value return per acre. In 15 tests conducted at multiple
locations in Georgia from 1998 to 2002, Georgia-03L was
found to be significantly higher in yield than Georgia
Green with the same high dollar value return per acre.
Georgia-03L combines disease resistance with large pods,
medium maturity and excellent yields. It has very good
stability and a wide range of adaptability throughout the
major peanut production areas.
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Georgia-03L was
developed by Dr. William D. Branch at the University of
Georgia’s Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton
GA. It is a protected peanut variety that can only be
sold as a class of certified seed and only by individuals
licensed by the Georgia Seed Development Commission
(GSDC) under guidelines established in conjunction with
the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF).
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