Florunner peanut was grown after 1, 2, or 3 years of Tifton 9 bahiagra
ss and in alternating years with bahiagrass. Continuous peanut was gro
wn in nontreated plots and in plots treated with flutolanil (4.48 kg/
ha). In continuous peanut, stem rot (Sclerolium rolfsii) incidence was
4, 18, 19, and 44% during 1990 to 1993, respectively, without flutola
nil and 0, 4, 10, and 17% with flutolanil. In 1993, stem rot incidence
was 39, 29, 17, and 23% in the third, second, first, and alternating
year of peanut, respectively. Rhizoctonia limb rot severity was low to
moderate and not affected by crop rotation. Leaf spot diseases caused
by Cercospora arachidicola and Cercosporidium personatum were present
each year and were more severe in the short-term rotations. Pod yield
of peanut was 3,044, 3,616, 4,547, and 3,922 kg/ha during the third,
second, first, and alternating year of peanut respectively. Compared t
o continuous peanut, longer rotations or treatment with flutolanil inc
reased peanut grades and reduced percent damaged kernels (seeds). Popu
lation densities of Rhizoctonia solani and Pythium spp. in the soil ge
nerally were low and not altered by crop rotation. Rotation had little
effect on root-knot (Meloidogyne incognita), ring (Criconemoides curv
atum), or lesion (Pratylenchus brachyurus) nematodes.