Breeding of Fuhua 8,a High Protein Peanut Variety

By crossing Wuyou 7and F7 of Quanhua 10and ICGV91284,a new peanut variety,Fuhua 8,was obtained in the spring of 2002.It was submitted to the provincial spring peanut regional tests in Fujian in 20092010.The pod and seed yields of the peanut were 3 924.45kg.hm-2 and 2 572.80kg.hm-2,respectively,which were 5.42% and 3.7%,respectively,higher than those of Quanhua 7in 2009,and 3 796.05kg.hm-2 and 2 574.75kg.hm-2,respectively,(with the increases of 19.67% and 19.95%,respectively,as compared to Quanhua 7)in 2010.The average pod and seed yield of the peanut in 2009and 2010were 3 860.25kg.hm-2 and 2 573.85kg.hm-2,which were 12.55%and 11.83%,respecthively,higher than those of the control.Its crude fat content was 51.9%,protein content 32.1%,and oleic acid/linoleic acid value 1.12.The variety was resistant to leaf spot and rust,susceptible of bacterial wilt,resistant to drought,and strongly tolerant to flooding,and had a high yield and general yield stability.It was officially certified in 2012in Fujian.