control weeds, and we are now dealing with pigweed resistant to glyphosate in rotational crops.” Once the new varieties are tested at the OSU test plots in Fort Cobb, a few more steps occur before farmers can purchase and grow the peanuts commercially, Chamberlin said. The peanut seed’s acceptance can vary based on the seed variety released to growers. The demand of the market, peanut buying points and peanut shelling points across the state affect acceptance, she said. “Even though some varieties are not accepted as well as others, Chamberlin’s latest Spanish release should be appealing to the market,” Baughman said. The variety, called “OLé,” which is high-oleic, has tremendous potential to dominate the Spanish peanut market, Baughman added. Once the seed is available to purchase at buying points, the need for that variety of seed will depend if the seed continues to show disease resistance and no new known diseases appear, Chamberlin said. “We develop new peanut cultivators to benefit all members of the peanut industry, which includes farmers, shellers and manufacturers,” Chamberlin said.
Braden Schovanec Garber, Oklahoma
Researchers at OSU and USDA-ARS in Stillwater developed Jupiter, a new variety of Virginia peanuts. Photo by Braden Schovanec. VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 | 51