Registration of ‘TUFRunner ‘297’ ’ Peanut

Abstract

‘TUFRunner ‘297” (Reg. No. CV‐135, PI 674183) is a large‐seeded, high‐oleic, runner market‐type peanut (Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. hypogaea var. hypogaea) cultivar developed by the University of Florida, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, North Florida Research and Education Center near Marianna, FL. It was tested under the experimental designation UF12303 and was approved for release in 2014. TUFRunner ‘297’ has a semiprostrate growth habit, with a tall and prominent center stem and medium green leaves. The testa of TUFRunner ‘297’ seed are tan in color, and the seeds are slightly larger than those of ‘Georgia‐06G’, the dominant cultivar in the southeastern United States (83.7 vs. 76.7 g 100 seed−1, P < 0.0001). TUFRunner ‘297’ was released for its pod yield potential, grading potential, disease resistance, and high‐oleic oil chemistry. Over the 6‐yr period from 2010 to 2015, in three Florida locations, TUFRunner ‘297’ had higher pod yield (7270 vs. 6890 kg ha−1, P = 0.004) than Georgia‐06G. The total sound mature kernels grade of TUFRunner ‘297’ was slightly less than that of Georgia‐06G (77.9 vs. 79.4%, P < 0.0001). TUFRunner ‘297’ also has the benefit of high oleic oil chemistry, in which its oil is 76.6% oleic fatty acid compared with 60.8% for Georgia‐06G (P < 0.001). TUFRunner ‘297’ combines excellent agronomic, grade, disease, and oil chemistry traits and should be beneficial to farmers and manufacturers of peanut foods.