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Abstract
Peanut, Arachis hypogaea, has many obstacles in both organic and conventionalproduction systems for disease to weed management. The objective of this study was toevaluate planting date, vigor, and tillage methods in an integrated pest managementsystem. Field trials were conducted at the Gibbs, Ponder, Lang, and Rigdon Farm in 2015and 2016. No foliar fungicides were applied in any field. Foliar epidemics were moresevere at the later planting dates. The tine tillage method was comparable to the handweededchecks. Several advanced breeding lines were evaluated for several diseases. Acomparison of tools for measuring NDVI was conducted in 2015. Both instruments hadsimilar results when compared to visual ratings using the Florida scale (Chiteka et al.1988). Georgia-12Y produced greater yields than Georgia-06G in all trials and has thepotential to be used with these tools in both production systems for minimizing risks todisease, especially in organic systems.