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Title: Registration of "Sugg" Peanut

Author
item ISLEIB, THOMAS - North Carolina State University
item MILLA-LEWIS, SUSANA - North Carolina State University
item COPELAND, SUSAN - North Carolina State University
item PATEE, HAROLD - North Carolina State University
item ZULETA, CAROLINA - North Carolina State University
item SHEW, BARBARA - North Carolina State University
item HOLLOWELL, J - North Carolina State University
item Sanders, Timothy
item Dean, Lisa
item Hendrix, Keith
item BALOTA, MARIA - Tidewater Agriculture Research & Extension Center
item CHAPIN, JAY - Edisto Agriculture Research & Extension Center
item MONTFORD, W - Edisto Agriculture Research & Extension Center

Submitted to: Journal of Plant Registrations
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/15/2014
Publication Date: 12/19/2014
Publication URL: http://doi;10.3198/jpr2013.09.00059crc
Citation: Isleib, T.G., Milla-Lewis, S.R., Copeland, S.C., Patee, H.E., Zuleta, C.M., Shew, B.B., Hollowell, J.E., Sanders, T.H., Dean, L.L., Hendrix, K., Balota, M., Chapin, J.W., Montford, W.S. 2014. Registration of "Sugg" Peanut. Journal of Plant Registrations. 9:44-52.

Interpretive Summary: Development of new peanut cultivars is necessary to maintain sustainability in peanut production. This work details the development and registration of ‘Sugg’, a large-seeded virginia-type peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) with partial resistance to four diseases that occur commonly in the Virginia-Carolina production area. Sugg was developed as part of a program of selection for multiple disease resistance funded by growers, seedsmen, shellers, and processors. This new variety addresses the need for a new virginia-type, disease resistant peanut variety.

Technical Abstract: ‘Sugg’ (Reg. no. CV- , PI ) is a large-seeded virginia-type peanut (Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. hypogaea var. hypogaea) with partial resistance to four diseases that occur commonly in the Virginia-Carolina production area: early leafspot caused by Cercospora arachidicola Hori, Cylindrocladium black rot caused by C. parasiticum Crous, Wingfield & Alfenas, Sclerotinia blight caused by S. minor Jagger, and tomato spotted wilt caused by the Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus. Sugg was developed as part of a program of selection for multiple disease resistance funded by growers, seedsmen, shellers, and processors. Sugg was tested under the experimental designation N03091T and was released by the North Carolina Agric. Res. Serv. (NCARS) in 2009. Sugg was tested by the NCARS, the Virginia Agric. Exp. Stn., and five other state agricultural experiment stations and the USDA, ARS units participating in the Uniform Peanut Performance Tests. Sugg has alternate branching pattern, intermediate runner growth habit, medium green foliage, and high contents of fancy pods and medium virginia-type seeds. It has seeds with pink testa averaging 957 mg seed-1, approximately 40% jumbo and 46% fancy pods, and extra large kernel (ELK) content of approximately 47%. Sugg is named in honor of Norfleet “Fleet” Sugg and the late Joseph “Joe” Sugg, two cousins who served consecutively as executive directors of the N.C. Peanut Growers Assoc. from 1966 through 1993.