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Authors: Ray O. Hammons , W. D. Branch
An F2 yield trial in peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) was conducted in 1978 to evaluate 25 entries in a six replicate randomized complete block design. Entries included progenies from sixteen intrasubspecific cross combinations and their representative parents: seven component lines of two U. S. cultivars, ‘Florunner’ and ‘Florigiant’, and two peanut introductions, ‘Makulu Red’ and ‘486 GKP’.
Progeny and parental performances were determined for eight quantitative traits: yield, fancy pods, meat content, total sound mature kernels, other kernels, extra large kernels, damaged kernels, and 100 seed weight.
Hybridization between adapted and unadapted genotypes led to a reduction in performance characteristics. However, cross populations were identified as having selection potential for improving yield and grade.
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Keywords: Groundnut, Intrasubspecific cross combinations, Arachis hypogaea L
How to Cite: Hammons, R. & Branch, W. (1981) “An F2 Yield Trial in Peanuts¹”, Peanut Science. 8(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.3146/i0095-3679-8-1-14