Publication Date
1993
Description
Rhizoma (perennial) peanut (Arachiis glabrata Benth.) (RP) is n perennial, warm-season legume, adapted to well-drained soils of humid tropics and subtropics. It is grown in Florida and warmer portions of the south-eastern USA up to about 32°N. Cultivar Florigraze was released in 1978 and cv. Arbrook in 1986. Commercial hectarage of RP has increased about 40% annually to approximately 2000 ha in 1992. Propagated vegetatively from rhizomes, RP Is slow to establish. Rhizoma peanut is drought-tolerant, persistent, grows well on droughty, low-fertility soils, requires moderate to excessive soil drainage and requires no N and usually no P fertiliser. It is longlived, highly resistant to diseases, insects and nematodes, and produces high quality palatable forage similar to alfalfa (Medicago saliva L), Rhizoma peanut can be grazed or harvested as hay, haylage and silage. Continuous interaction between researchers, extensionists and producers has developed the technology needed for growing RP.
Citation
Prine, Gordon M. and French, Edwin C., "Development of Rhizoma Peanut for Forage in Lower South, USA" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 11.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session59/11
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Development of Rhizoma Peanut for Forage in Lower South, USA
Rhizoma (perennial) peanut (Arachiis glabrata Benth.) (RP) is n perennial, warm-season legume, adapted to well-drained soils of humid tropics and subtropics. It is grown in Florida and warmer portions of the south-eastern USA up to about 32°N. Cultivar Florigraze was released in 1978 and cv. Arbrook in 1986. Commercial hectarage of RP has increased about 40% annually to approximately 2000 ha in 1992. Propagated vegetatively from rhizomes, RP Is slow to establish. Rhizoma peanut is drought-tolerant, persistent, grows well on droughty, low-fertility soils, requires moderate to excessive soil drainage and requires no N and usually no P fertiliser. It is longlived, highly resistant to diseases, insects and nematodes, and produces high quality palatable forage similar to alfalfa (Medicago saliva L), Rhizoma peanut can be grazed or harvested as hay, haylage and silage. Continuous interaction between researchers, extensionists and producers has developed the technology needed for growing RP.
