The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has launched a new online manual for peanut growers.
The new Peanut GrowNotes joins online manuals for sorghum, sunflowers, faba beans, maize, chickpeas, wheat, durum, barley and mungbeans.
They can be found on the GRDC website
Peanut GrowNotes includes the latest research information aimed at improving crop production and profitability.
The module offers advice on all aspects of peanut production from pre-sowing planning to paddock preparation, sowing practices, crop nutrition, fertiliser, weed control, disease and pest management, harvest and storage practices, environmental issues and marketing.
BGA AgriServices senior agronomist Ian Crosthwaite said the Peanut GrowNotes filled a gap in available technical resources.
“The Peanut GrowNotes module is a great technical resource for both agronomists and growers, particularly the younger people in our industry who are seeking detailed and up-to-date agronomic management information to broaden their knowledge and experience,” Mr Crosthwaite said.
“There haven’t been any comprehensive resources in the public domain covering the agronomic management of peanuts published since the mid-1990s so the Peanut GrowNotes will certainly be welcomed by the industry.
“One of the most exciting parts about this initiative is that it is so easy to access and will be kept updated as new information comes to hand.”
The GrowNotes library collates the results bank of research funded by GRDC and its research partners over the past 20 years.
