Runner Types

Georgia Green: This variety is the current runner standard due to its long history of outstanding yield and grade performance over a wide variety of soil moisture conditions. Georgia Green has medium runner maturity (about 140 days). Georgia Green yield performance has been more erratic over the past 3 to 4 years, perhaps due to increasing susceptibility to spotted wilt virus. It has done best in low virus years.

Georgia 03L: Georgia 03L is a medium maturity runner with large, bright pods. Ga. 03L has good resistance to TSWV, late leaf spot, and white mold; as well as some CBR resistance. Georgia 03L is a good virus-resistant alternative to Ga. Green until the seed supply of other new runners improves in 2009. Georgia 03L tends to out-yield Georgia Green under high virus pressure. Grade performance (TSMK) is about 1.5 points below Ga. Green.

Georgia Greener: Georgia Greener is a new release with very limited seed supply in 2008. It is medium maturity with pod size similar to Georgia Green. This variety has shown excellent yield potential, high SMK, and exceptional disease resistance thus far in S.C. trials. A good one to try if you can get any seed.

Georgia 06G: This is another new release with very limited seed supply. Ga. 06G is a medium maturity runner with large pods. This variety has also shown excellent yield potential, high SMK, and disease resistance in S.C. trials. Try this one if you can get it.

Georgia 02C: This 2002 release has high yield and greater resistance to CBR and TSWV than Georgia Green. Maturity is about 10 days later than Georgia Green which limits use in S.C. due to the need for early planting (no later than 10 May). Pod and seed size are slightly larger than Georgia Green. This is a high oleic peanut.

Florida 07: Another new release with limited seed availability. Florida 07 matures about 5 days later than Ga. Green, has high yield potential, and excellent leaf spot resistance. This is a large seeded, high oleic runner. Try some if you can get seed.

McCloud: McCloud is a new mid-maturity runner with spotted wilt virus resistance. Based on one year’s test, it was yield competitive with the Georgia Green standard. This is another high oleic runner.

AT-215: AT-215 is a new release to replace ViruGard. AT-215 has maturity, pod size, and seed size similar to ViruGard, but a higher oleic oil profile. In 2007 tests, AT-215 demonstrated higher yield than ViruGard, but greater leaf spot susceptibility compared to other runners.

AP-3: This is a relatively new release with medium maturity and resistance to TSWV and white mold. AP-3 did not yield as well on-farm as Ga. Green or Georgia 03L under drought stress. AP-3 is highly susceptible to CBR.

ViruGard: ViruGard is probably the best early-maturity runner (~125 day) available. This variety has some TSWV resistance but is relatively susceptible to late leaf spot for a runner type. Yields of ViruGard and other early-maturing runners generally are lower than medium maturing lines.

Based on yield performance and buyer acceptance (pod size, seed size, brightness), runner varieties listed above are considered most competitive in S. C. For additional varieties, see the Peanut Production Guide.