Bailey II

Bailey II is a high-oleic, high yielding Virginia-type peanut cultivar selected in a conventional breeding program.

Characteristics

• Alternate branching pattern
• Intermediate runner growth habit
• Medium green foliage
• 42% jumbo pods
• 44% fancy pods
• 35% extra-large kernel content
• Seed with tan seed coat averaging 904 mg per seed

Disease Resistance

Partially resistant to the four most common diseases in the Virginia-Carolina peanut production area:

• Leaf spots caused by Cercospora arachidicola Hori and Cercosporidium personatum
• Cylindrocladium black rot (CBR) C. parasiticum Crous
• Sclerotinia blight (SB) cause by S. minor Jagger
• Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus (TSWV)

High-oleic

The high-oleic trait produces an array of changes in the fatty acid composition of peanut oil compared with normal-oleic cultivars, most notably the elevation of oleic acid and the reduction of linoleic acid content. Compared to normal-oleic cultivars, Bailey II will exhibit extended shelf life. High oleic testing is required for all classes of certified seed lots.

Yield

Yield of Bailey II is comparable to existing Virginia-type cultivars including Bailey, Sugg, Sullivan, Wynne, and Emery. In the NCSU Advanced Yield Tests averaged across 47 tests conducted over five years, Bailey II did not differ in yield from Bailey, Wynne, or Emery, but its value per acre was greater than that of its recurrent parent Bailey. Bailey II yielded significantly more than Sugg and Sullivan. Bailey II had more jumbo pods, super-extra-large and extra-large kernels than Bailey but not as many as the larger-seeded cultivars Wynne and Emery.

In the regional PVQE trials (2014 – 2016), Bailey II had significantly (P≤0.05) greater yield and crop value than the average of the five already released Virginia-type cultivars, including Bailey. Bailey II was similar to Bailey in most regards, but had greater content of super-extra-large kernels (11.4 vs. 8.1%, P=0.0022) and extra-large kernels (34.7 vs. 32.3%, P=0.0190).

Flavor

The roasted peanut, sweet, and bitter attributes of flavor in Bailey II were quite good compared with Virginia-type cultivars, being statistically superior to Bailey for roasted peanut and bitter. Bailey II also compared well with runner-type flavor standards.

Cultivar Development

Bailey II was derived by backcrossing the high oleic seed oil trait patented by the University of Florida (US Patent Nos. 5,922,390, 6,063,984, and 6,121,472) into the parent cultivar Bailey. Bailey II became available in the 2020 growing season.

How to get Bailey II

Parties interested in a license can contact:

Charles Barnes
NC Foundation Seed
8220 Riley Hill Road, Zebulon 27597
ncfspi@nc.rr.com
919-269-5592