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Effectiveness of Liquid Rhizobium Inoculants for Valencia Peanuts.

Emmanuel Kodjoe1, Cho Young1, and Naveen Puppala2. (1) Eastern New Mexico Univ, Dept of Biology, Portales, NM 88130, (2) New Mexico State Univ, Clovis Agricultural Science Center, Clovis, NM 88101

A study was conducted at South Research Facility in 2005, to determine the yield advantage of Valencia-C peanuts to six Rhizobium inoculant treatments. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with four replications. The Rhizobium inoculant treatments were a.) Vault (liquid co-pack) b.) BUEXP-P1 (liquid co-pack) c.) Rhizoflo  (granular form) d.) BUEXP-P2 (granular) e.) Optimize Lift (liquid) f.) Control.  All the plots received 20 lbs./ac nitrogen prior to planting. Liquid 32-0-0 was mixed with water and applied on all the rows and disked lightly to incorporate the fertilizer in the top 2 to 3”. Care was taken to first plant untreated control then granular inoculants were applied using an insecticide boxes behind the seed box. The insecticide boxes were washed and dried before placing the granular inoculants. Granular inoculants were calibrated to deliver 6.0 oz/1000 linear foot of row. Among the six treatments tested, granular form of Rhizobium BUEXP-P2 resulted in significantly higher pod yield (3732 lbs/ac) compared to all the other treatments. This treatment resulted in mean higher monetary returns of $ 662/ac or a 13% increase over control treatment. Application of granular form of Rhizobium BUEXP-P1 resulted in higher grade (70) which was similar to the treatments Vault, BUEXP-2 and Rhizoflow. Valencia producers are paid $ 50 higher premium if their peanuts have bright color (< 25% discoloration). All the treatments tested resulted in higher discoloration (> 73) and did not qualify for any premium.

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