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B. Peanuts 



Ala. Cause and Control of Collar Rot on Peanuts * To (l) deter- 



mine cause or causes of collar rot of peanuts; and (2) develop 

 control measures. 



Bot., PI. Path 546 



Ala. The Market Value of Peanuts as Affected by Changes in 



Chemical and Physical Properties During Storage . To learn 

 (1) effects of storage on chemical, biochemical, & physical 

 changes in peanuts; (2) relationship of initial quality of 

 peanuts to changes during storage; (3) relation of micro- 

 flora to respiration & associated deteriorative changes in 

 peanuts, (4) relationship between chemical, biochemical, & 

 physical properties & changes in odor, flavor, & certain 

 nutritive factors affecting market value of peanuts. 

 Bot., PI. Path. 570 



Fla. Peanut Breeding for Superior Types for Market and for 



Livestock Feed . To develop (1) superior market varieties 

 having seed qualities of Spanish, N. C. Runner, & Virginia 

 Jumbo peanuts; & (2) superior varieties for livestock feed 

 with good qualities for hogging-off . 

 Agron. 20 



Fla. Nutrition and Physiology of the Peanut . To determine the 



growth requirements and study the physiology of peanuts as a 

 basis for increasing yield and quality. 

 Agron. 488 



Ga. The Effect of Fertilizer Ratios and Methods of Placement 



on Peanut Yields . To (1) determine most profitable ratios & 

 rates of fertilizers for use on peanuts, (2) determine optimum 

 placement of peanut fertilizers, & (3) develop satisfactory 

 equipment for optimum fertilizer placement when determined. 

 Agr. Engin. 20 Coop. ARS 



Ga. Lime. Minor Elements— Effect of Lime on Availability of 



Molybdenum and the Resulting Influence on Yield and Mineral 

 Nutrition of the Peanut and on Certain other Minor Element 

 Relationships . (1) Learn influence of lime on availability 

 of Mo in representative soils of peanut belt. (2) Study 

 effect of lime on Mo uptake by peanuts. (3) Measure combined 

 influence of lime & Mo on mineral content of peanut. (4) 

 Establish level at which Mo becomes a limiting factor in pro- 

 duction. (5) Where minor element deficiencies occur, study 

 their relation to lime levels & other factors. 

 Agron. 44 



