Drs. Lu Zhang and Niels Maness

Pecan tree management after ice storm damage

A late October 2020 ice storm destroyed many pecan orchards in central Oklahoma, including an experimental orchard belonging to Oklahoma State University located in Perkins, Oklahoma. The average canopy loss in the experimental Orchards was about 50% (Fig 1. a, b). Ice damage is typically more severe in pecan orchards than in other orchard crops...