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Horticultural
Issues

Growing regions within the U.S. are diverse, with farmers in each region facing major and unique horticultural issues.

 


 

 


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Pecan
Industry

Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is a large deciduous native North American tree grown in 27 US states by about 25,000 pecan farmers.

 


 

 


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Randall
Labs

Project long-term goals are to increase pecan nutmeat yield and quality, optimize nutritional value, and subsequent stabilization of pecan markets.

 


 

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Future Improvements in Pecan
Breeding

In a project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)...

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Dr. Angelyn
Hilton

My name is Dr. Angelyn Hilton and I am currently a post-doc at the USDA-ARS Pecan Breeding and Genetics...

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Dr. Cristina
Pisani

I am Dr. Cristina Pisani, Research Horticulturist at the Southeast Fruit and Tree Nut Research...

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Range of Size and Shape in Pecan Germplasm

Pecan nut shape varies, from long and thin to round.  These shapes impact...



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