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by Warren Chatwin, Angelyn Hilton, and Xinwang Wang From the Farm

New Lab, New Research, and New Staff: Updates from the USDA ARS Pecan Breeding Program

It’s been a busy year at the USDA ARS Pecan Breeding & Genetics Program in Texas. Your support of our program through the efforts of the National Pecan Federation and the Texas Pecan Growers Association is beginning to bear fruit. In the last nine months, we have hired a new scientist specializing in plant pathology...

A person in a beige hat, blue polo shirt, and blue jeans pulls a branch on a pecan tree down closer to inspect the developing nut clusters.

by Warren Chatwin, Angelyn Hilton, and Xinwang Wang Native Timbre

Selecting the Perfect Pecan Tree

What is the perfect pecan tree? Does it produce the best nuts? Does it have disease and pest resistance? What about its size or how long its season lasts? These are questions that stay on the minds of scientists at the USDA-ARS Pecan Breeding and Genetics Program. Like most plant breeding, pecan breeding is the...