Good nut crop in pecan breeding plot

KT114 and lady beetle 26 July 2019

    I finally got some time to look over the trees in my pecan breeding block. The nuts are starting to size up and the crop load is starting to become clearly visible. Although I ran out of daylight to photograph all of my top selections, I was able to record some pictures of nut clusters as of 26 July 2019.  At this point, they all look about the same size but you can start to see minor variations in nut shape and shuck appearance. Overall the crop looks good and I am excited to see the kernel quality of these selections once I harvest the crop in November.

KT121 26 July 2019

    Please note that all of the nuts in the photos are free of pecan scab. The combination of some genetic resistance to the disease and my fungicide program seems to have resulted in a clean nut crop so far.

KT129 26 July 2019

KT143 26 July 2019

KT149 26 July 2019

KT201 26 July 2019

KT307 26 July 2019

KT316 26 July 2019