Texas is the second-largest peanut-producing state in the U. S., producing approximately 20% of the nation’s peanut crop on more then 350,000 planted acres. Peanut production has a significant benefit to the Texas economy, with an annual crop value of $150 million, and an overall economic benefit of approximately $1 billion.
AgriLife Extension State Peanut Specialist
- Emi Kimura, Professor and Agronomist, Vernon, TX, emi.kimura@ag.tamu.edu
Faculty/Staff
- Michael Baring, peanut breeding, College Station, TX
- Mark Burow, peanut breeding, Lubbock, TX
- Peter Dotray, weeds, Lubbock, TX
- Charles Simpson, peanut breeding, Stephenville, TX
- Calvin Trostle, agronomist, Lubbock, TX
Research Interests
- Develop superior peanut varieties that are competitive in yield and have improved quality characteristics
- Development of disease-resistant and abiotic stress-tolerant germplasm to reduce the costs of production to growers
- Studying the genetics of peanuts to improve efficiency in breeding through development and use of molecular markers
- Develop and evaluate more effective chemical and non-chemical controls for the major weed species in peanuts
- Improvement of seed quality of peanuts grown in West Texas
- Reduction of production costs due to water usage and disease
- Development and use of molecular tools to assist in peanut improvement