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Pecan Breeding & Genetics: Somerville, TX

ARTICLES

image showing affects of nitrogen fertilization rates on pecan root rhizosphere
Changes in the diversity of pecan (Carya illinoinensis) rhizosphere microbial community with different nitrogen fertilization, a case study in Oklahoma pecan orchard

Scientia Horticulurae - November 1, 2023

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Texas A&M AgriLife Today: 2023 Update on Texas pecan production, prices and pests

Texas Crop and Weather Report - Sept. 12, 2023

image of pecan kernels being tested for 5 texture parameters (hardness, toughness, slope, fracturability, break.
ACS Food Science Á Technology: Texture Properties, Crude Fat, Fatty Acid Profiles, Total Soluble Solids, and Total Polyphenols for 21 Pecan Varieties and the Effects of the Harvest Year

ACS Food Sci. Technol. - Oct. 6, 2023

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'Pueblo' Pecan: A Compact Cultivar for the Western and Central Growing Regions

'Pueblo' Pecan

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Texas A&M AgriLife Today: The ‘nuts and bolts’ of pecans

Texas A&M AgriLife offers consumer tips on nutty holiday, everyday favorite.

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'Seneca' Pecan: A Cultivar for the Northern Growing Region

'Seneca' Pecan

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Texas A&M AgriLife Today: Pecans give obesity and diabetes a slim chance

Study shows the health benefits of pecans, which may curb obesity and reduce inflammation.

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'Zuni' Pecan: A Cultivar of Large Nuts for the Central and Western Growing Regions

'Seneca' Pecan

Valvate terminal buds (L) and paired, opposite 3-fascicled catkins (R) of Apocarya (Carya illinoinensis)
Crop Vulnerability: Carya

HortScience: 51(6):653-663. 2016

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Four chromosome scale genomes and a pan-genome annotation to accelerate pecan tree breeding

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Pollination Charts Revisited

Spring 2012

Dr. Warren Chatwin, Research Geneticist (Plants)
Google Maps icon USDA-ARS Pecan Breeding & Genetics
10200 FM 50
Somerville, TX 77879
phone: 979-845-0212
email: warren.chatwin@ars.usda.gov