Pest Control Technologies Applied in Peanut Production Systems

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2024 | Viewed by 1030

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Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, 101 Derieux Place, 4207 Williams Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Interests: peanut-based cropping systems; integrated pest management; cropping systems; crop management; cultivars; pesticides; entomology; plant pathology; nematology; weed science; agronomy
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Dear Colleague,

Pests cause major yield and quality losses in peanut production and can increase risks to human health. A wide range of practices, including cropping sequence, irrigation, planting patterns, plant density, planting date, and tillage systems, are used to minimize the impact of pests. These paractices are often coupled with the deployment of cultivars that express resistance to pathogens, including viruses and pesticides, in order to protect yield and increase financial returns. However, pest complexes are changing and the research community needs to rapidly develop effective strategies to address these issues. In this Special Issue, research findings associated with new technologies will be provided. Discussed technologies will include those employed in the field as well as techniques such as the use of molecular markers, high-throughput phenotyping, and other approaches that decrease the time required for cultivar release. Research papers and review articles will be considered in this Special Issue.

Dr. David Jordan
Dr. Dave Hoisington
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Keywords

  • integrated pest management
  • cultivars
  • breeding and genetics
  • pesticides
  • cropping systems

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Management Efficacy and Response to Post-Application Precipitation of Fungicides for Southern Stem Rot of Peanut and Evaluation of Co-Application with Micronized Sulfur
by Daniel J. Anco, Justin Hiers and Brendan Zurweller
Agronomy 2024, 14(5), 893; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14050893 - 25 Apr 2024
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Southern stem rot (SSR) is caused by Athelia rolfsii and is an economically important disease of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Application of protectant fungicides is an effective management component for reducing levels of this soil-borne disease. The majority of peanut hectarage in [...] Read more.
Southern stem rot (SSR) is caused by Athelia rolfsii and is an economically important disease of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Application of protectant fungicides is an effective management component for reducing levels of this soil-borne disease. The majority of peanut hectarage in South Carolina and Mississippi is rainfed. Timely precipitation has the potential to aid the movement of foliar-applied fungicides through the canopy and into contact with soil interfaces where SSR infections occur. Questions have arisen as to the quantitative relationship of post-application precipitation and fungicide-active ingredient efficacy in managing SSR and protecting associated pod yield potentials. To examine this, fungicide efficacy experiments were screened for inclusion in a meta-analysis, from which eleven experiments conducted from 2015 to 2023 were selected and paired with environmental data from nearby weather stations. Precipitation during the two days following fungicide application was associated with significant reduction in SSR incidence (logit rate of −0.0039/mm) and increased pod yield (log slope of 0.0028/mm). Active ingredient interactions with precipitation among pod yield but not SSR incidence data were present for benzovindiflupyr plus azoxystrobin, flutolanil, and tebuconazole. Fungicides with the greatest levels of control per application at maximum label rates were inpyrfluxam (18.8%), benzovindiflupyr plus azoxystrobin (15.4%), flutolanil (12.3%), and prothioconazole plus tebuconazole (10.5%). Micronized sulfur neither contributed to SSR control nor pod yield increase. Tebuconazole was associated with the greatest % SSR control per fungicide product cost (0.47%/$/ha/application) but was also the treatment with the least amount of control (3.5%) at its maximum label rate. Maximum label rates of benzovindiflupyr plus azoxystrobin (USD 637) and inpyrfluxam (USD 548) were estimated as conferring the greatest returns over the chlorothalonil-only control. Results serve as a helpful reference for farmers and practitioners in selecting fungicide management options and targeting application times, as feasible, to utilize natural precipitation to improve management outcomes. Full article
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Influence of Cropping Sequence and Tillage System on Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Response to Fluopyram Applied at Planting
by Ethan Foote, David Jordan, Adrienne Gorny, Jeffrey Dunne, LeAnn Lux, Daisy Ahumada, Barbara Shew, Rick Brandenburg and Weimin Ye
Agronomy 2024, 14(4), 875; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14040875 - 22 Apr 2024
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Crop sequence and tillage can affect the yield of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and other crops. Research was conducted from 2006 through 2022 to determine the response of peanut to previous crop sequences including corn (Zea mays L.) and cotton ( [...] Read more.
Crop sequence and tillage can affect the yield of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and other crops. Research was conducted from 2006 through 2022 to determine the response of peanut to previous crop sequences including corn (Zea mays L.) and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) planted in continuous conventional tillage (e.g., disking, field cultivating, and bedding with in-row sub-soiling) or strip tillage (e.g., tilling a 45 cm section on rows spaced 91 cm apart using fluted coulters, rolling baskets, and in-row sub-soiling). In 2013, 2019, and 2022, the entire test area was planted with peanut. In 2019 and 2022, peanut was planted without or with fluopyram applied in the seed furrow at planting. Decreasing the number of years between peanut planting resulted in lower peanut yields compared with fewer years of peanut planting in the rotation sequence. Continuous conventional tillage and strip tillage resulted in similar peanut yields at one location, while the yield was lower at a second location when peanut was planted in continuous strip tillage. Fluopyram did not affect peanut yield regardless of previous crop rotation sequence, the number of years separating peanut plantings, or the tillage system. However, minor differences in the populations of plant-parasitic nematodes in soil were noted when comparing fluopyram treatment. The results from these experiments indicate that while fluopyram can reduce the populations of some plant-parasitic nematodes in soil, the magnitude of reduction does not translate into increases in peanut yield. Full article
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