Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lenny Wells professor of horticulture and extension pecan specialist at the University of Georgia based in Tifton. Georgia is the ...

There’s nothing quite like pecans. With their rich, buttery flavor, these nuts are a staple of Louisiana culture and cuisine. If you’d like to produce your own pecans, November through March is an ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Most of Mississippi’s pecan producers are reporting fair to good crops for 2025, but the dry summer weather and disease reduced the harvest at some orchards. “It appears to be ...

The Oklahoma Pecan Management Program offered through Oklahoma State University Extension will host a free pecan workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 22 to help growers with pest management. The ...

Scab is the most common and damaging pecan disease. It is caused by the fungus, Cladosporium caryigenum. The fungus forms small, circular, olive-green to black spots on leaves, leaf petioles and nut ...

Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) cultivation faces significant threats from fungal pathogens, most notably Venturia effusa, the causal agent of pecan scab. Understanding the genetic diversity of both host ...