Weeds also host pathogens, viruses, and insects plus disrupt harvesting operations. One-third of the acreage is rotated to other crops for two or more years to reduce weed problems. The most troublesome weeds in peanuts are pigweed, yellow nutsedge, morningglory, johnsongrass, nightshade, Texas panicum, sunflower, Russian thistle, and eclipta. While these herbicides are not in the Phase I of FQPA-targeted products, they will be eventually reviewed. Outlook A major concern is the lack of effective soil-applied insecticides and nematicides.
Diseases continue to be a problem, especially viruses transmitted by insects.
This effort is supported by the Texas Peanut Producers Board , Western Peanut Growers Association , and other commodity groups. Dr. Dudley Smith, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Dr. Juan Anciso, Texas Agricultural Extension Service prepared these reports August 2000 using information from numerous sources. The information given herein is for educational programs only. Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station is implied. HTML formatting and preparation for Web delivery by Dan Lineberger and Brooke Bludau.