| GEORGIA VALENCIA is a new
Valencia-type peanut variety that was released in 2000 by
the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations. Georgia
Valencia is an excellent choices for the fresh-market
boiling trade in the Southeast because of their high
yield performance, large fruit size, and compact bunch
growth habit. In Georgia Peanut |
Variety Tests,
the seven-year (1996-2002) average performance shows
Georgia Valencia to have higher yields, grades, and
dollar values compared to New Mexico Valencia C, New
Mexico Valencia A, and Valencia McRan. Georgia Valencia
also has better disease tolerance, with similar early
maturity as these other three commercial Valencia
varieties. |
Georgia
Valencia 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). |
