Credit: UF/IFAS photography
“More than half of peanut acreage is not irrigated and therefore, it’s at risk of losses during and after droughts,” said Barry Tillman, an associate professor of agronomy at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna, Florida, seen here. “Since scientists breed peanuts using water, the traits needed to tolerate more drought-like conditions may be overlooked.”