GEORGIA-03L IS A HIGH-YIELDING, LARGE PODDED
RUNNER-TYPE VARIETY

GEORGIA-03L is a new large-podded runner-type peanut variety that was released in 2003 by the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations. It was developed at the University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station at Tifton, Georgia. Georgia-03L has similar maturity as Georgia Green with significantly larger pods and seed. Georgia-03L also has a high level of resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and moderate resistance to soilborne diseases: white mold or stem rot and CBR. It has a high percentage of large smooth bright pods with an intermediate runner growth habit and pink seedcoat color.

Georgia-03L is highly productive, produces high yield and high dollar value return per acre. In 15 tests conducted at multiple locations in Georgia from 1998 to 2002, Georgia-03L was found to be significantly higher in yield than Georgia Green with the same high dollar value return per acre. Georgia-03L combines disease resistance with large pods, medium maturity and excellent yields. It has very good stability and a wide range of adaptability throughout the major peanut production areas.

Georgia-03L was developed by Dr. William D. Branch at the University of Georgia’s Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton GA. It is a protected peanut variety that can only be sold as a class of certified seed and only by individuals licensed by the Georgia Seed Development Commission (GSDC) under guidelines established in conjunction with the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF).