Pecan Toolbox

Horticultural
Issues

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

Pecan
Industry

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

Randall
Labs

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

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...

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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Future Improvements in Pecan Breeding

Pecan Germplasm

Family Trees: Generations & Propagations

Dr. Angelyn Hilton

Susceptibility to Pecan Scab
and Resistant Free of Infection

Testing for Scab Resistance

Dr. Cristina Pisani

Investigating Light and Gas Exchange in Pecan

Mapping Population for Pecan Scab

This work is supported by the Specialty Crop Research Initiative Coordinated Agricultural Project no. 2022-51181-38332, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.

Horticultural Issues

Pecan Industry

Randall Labs