Registration of ‘Georgia‐06G’ Peanut

120 Journal of Plant Registrations, Vol. 1, No. 2, September 2007 ‘G eorgia-06G’ (Reg. no. CV-94, PI 644220) is a new highyielding, Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)-resistant, runner-type peanut (Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. hypogaea var. hypogaea) cultivar that was released by the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations in 2006. It was developed at the University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA. Georgia-06G originated from a cross made in 1996 between ‘Georgia Green’ (Branch, 1996) × ‘C-99R’ (Gorbet and Shokes, 2002). Pedigree selection was practiced within the F 2 , F 3 , and F 4 populations for TSWV resistance, desirable pod shape, runner seed size, testa color, growth habit, maturity, high yield, and grade characteristics. Performance testing began in the F 4:6 generation with the advanced pure-line selection, GA 011557. During three years (2003–2005) in 16 multilocation Georgia tests planted in mid-May, and eight multilocation Georgia tests planted earlier in mid-April, Georgia-06G had among the lowest TSWV incidence and the greatest total disease resistance, as well as among the highest in pod yield (4822 kg ha), total sound mature kernel (TSMK) grade (75%), and dollar value return per hectare ($1930 ha) when compared to other runner-type peanut cultivars. In these same Georgia multilocation tests, the check cultivar Georgia Green had an average yield, grade, and dollar value of 4026 kg ha, 72%, and $1584 ha, respectively. When tested in the 2004 Uniform Peanut Performance Tests (UPPT), Georgia-06G was also found to have the highest pod yield (5648 kg ha) and highest TSMK grade at 78% averaged across all UPPT locations (Branch et al., 2005). At these same 2004 UPPT locations, the check cultivar ‘Florunner’ (Norden et al., 1969) had an average yield of 4080 kg ha and an average grade of 75%, respectively. Georgia-06G has thus shown very good performance stability and a wide-range of adaptability throughout the major peanut production areas of the USA. Georgia-06G has an intermediate or decumbent runner growth habit and medium maturity similar to Georgia Green. Registration of ‘Georgia-06G’ Peanut