“…Eleven cultivars and breeding lines were chosen for use as parents of a half-diallel cross. Nine of the parents were selected on the basis of BLUPs of breeding value for the roasted peanut, sweet, and bitter sensory attributes (Pattee et al, 2001(Pattee et al, , 2002a; they included two runner-type lines [F439-2-3-2-1, a sibling of Florunner (Norden et al, 1969), and Andru 93 (Gorbet and Knauft, 1995)], four virginia-types [Florida breeding line UF714021, a component of the Altika cultivar (Norden and Gorbet, 1974), NCSU breeding lines N97054J selected from cross X90053 (Pattee et al, 2002b) and NC Ac 18457, and landrace selection White's Runner], two spanish-type cultivars [Pearl and Pronto (Banks and Kirby, 1983)], and one valencia-type cultivar [New Mexico Valencia C (Hsi, 1980)]. In addition to the parents predicted to have positive effects on peanut flavor, two additional parents were included because of their widespread use among peanut growers: runnertype cultivar Georgia Green (Branch, 1996) and virginia-type cultivar Perry .…”