INTRODUCTION AND EVALUATION OF PECAN CULTIVARS IN ITALY

In 1976 a program to study the possibility of introducing in Italy a commercial Pecan industry was begun, according to the following schedule:

1. During 1976, collection and review of world literature on Pecan, mainly from U.S.

2. Identification, in South Italy, of the environments, suitable for this species, native in North America.

3. Contacts with U.S. Pecan specialists of the Universities of Texas and Georgia.

4. In 1978, introduction from C.E.S. University of Georgia, of open pollinated seeds of the cultivar Curtis, to use as seedling rootstock.

5. In 1981–82, introduction from U.S. Pecan Field Station, Texas, of 12 named cultivars, grafted in the nursery on Curtis seedlings.

6. At present we have 80 grafted trees of 12 U.S. cultivars: Shawnee, Green River, Shoshoni, Peruque, Cape Fear, Choctaw, Cheyenne, Elliot, Wichita, Kiowa, Mohawk, Stuart.

7. Next step will be the planting of a variety testing trial in Metaponto area.

I International Symposium on Walnut Production

G. Tamponi

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