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Category : Pecan
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Collection of miscellaneous publications and state agricultural experiment station bulletins by various authors on propagation of the pecan.
Pecan Propagation
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Category : Pecan
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Collection of miscellaneous publications and state agricultural experiment station bulletins by various authors on propagation of the pecan.
Pecan Grafting Methods and Waxes
Author: Benjamin Gaillard SittonPublisher:
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Category : Pecan
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Pecan
Author: James McWilliamsPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292753918
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
“This excellent and charming story describes a tree that endured numerous hardships to become not only a staple of Southern cuisine but an American treasure.” —Library Journal What would Thanksgiving be without pecan pie? New Orleans without pecan pralines? But as familiar as the pecan is, most people don’t know the fascinating story of how native pecan trees fed Americans for thousands of years until the nut was “improved” a little more than a century ago—and why that rapid domestication actually threatens the pecan’s long-term future. In The Pecan, the acclaimed author of Just Food and A Revolution in Eating explores the history of America’s most important commercial nut. He describes how essential the pecan was for Native Americans—by some calculations, an average pecan harvest had the food value of nearly 150,000 bison. McWilliams explains that, because of its natural edibility, abundance, and ease of harvesting, the pecan was left in its natural state longer than any other commercial fruit or nut crop in America. Yet once the process of “improvement” began, it took less than a century for the pecan to be almost totally domesticated. Today, more than 300 million pounds of pecans are produced every year in the United States—and as much as half of that total might be exported to China, which has fallen in love with America’s native nut. McWilliams also warns that, as ubiquitous as the pecan has become, it is vulnerable to a “perfect storm” of economic threats and ecological disasters that could wipe it out within a generation. This lively history suggests why the pecan deserves to be recognized as a true American heirloom.
Pecan
Author: Lenny WellsPublisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817318879
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Written in a manner suitable for a popular audience and including color photographs and recipes for some common uses of the nut, Pecan: America’s Native Nut Tree gathers scientific, historical, and anecdotal information to present a comprehensive view of the largely unknown story of the pecan. From the first written record of it made by the Spaniard Cabeza de Vaca in 1528 to its nineteenth-century domestication and its current development into a multimillion dollar crop, the pecan tree has been broadly appreciated for its nutritious nuts and its beautiful wood. In Pecan: America’s Native Nut Tree, Lenny Wells explores the rich and fascinating story of one of North America’s few native crops, long an iconic staple of southern foods and landscapes. Fueled largely by a booming international interest in the pecan, new discoveries about the remarkable health benefits of the nut, and a renewed enthusiasm for the crop in the United States, the pecan is currently experiencing a renaissance with the revitalization of America’s pecan industry. The crop’s transformation into a vital component of the US agricultural economy has taken many surprising and serendipitous twists along the way. Following the ravages of cotton farming, the pecan tree and its orchard ecosystem helped to heal the rural southern landscape. Today, pecan production offers a unique form of agriculture that can enhance biodiversity and protect the soil in a sustainable and productive manner. Among the many colorful anecdotes that make the book fascinating reading are the story of André Pénicaut’s introduction of the pecan to Europe, the development of a Latin name based on historical descriptions of the same plant over time, the use of explosives in planting orchard trees, the accidental discovery of zinc as an important micronutrient, and the birth of “kudzu clubs” in the 1940s promoting the weed as a cover crop in pecan orchards. **Published in cooperation with the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ellis Brothers Pecan, Inc., and The Mason Pecans Group**
Growing Plants Without Soil for Experimental Use
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This publication is intended for those with some knowledge of plants who want to grow one or more species for experimental purposes, for demonstrations in schools, or for science projects where limited facilities are available.
Nut Grower's Handbook - A Practical Guide To The Successful Propagation, Planting, Cultivation, Harvesting And Marketing Of Nuts
Author: Carroll D. BushPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447493621
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
“The Nut Growers Handbook” is a fantastic, comprehensive guide to all things nuts, with a focus on growing them. It offers the reader simple, step-by-step instructions for the propagation, planting, cultivation, and harvesting of nuts; as well as information on their flavours, preparation and cooking, natural habitats, properties and characteristics, and much more. Contents include: “Nut Growing and its Place in American Agriculture”, “The Chestnut”, “Filberts and Other Hazels”, “The English Walnut”, “The Black and Other Walnuts”, “The Pecan and Other Hickories”, “The Almond”, “Pistachios, Pine Nuts, Acorns and Chinquapins”, “Pollination of Nut Groves”, “Planning, Planting, and Pruning”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on homesteading.
Pecans, Culture
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Category : Pecan
Languages : en
Pages : 1022
Book Description
Collection of miscellaneous publications and state agricultural experiment station bulletins by various authors on pecan culture.
Bulletin
Author: United States. Bureau of Plant IndustryPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Pecan Technology
Author: C.R. SanterrePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780412054914
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive reference on pecan technology, and discusses the many factors that influence pecan quality. It presents extensive information on variety, cultural conditions, mechanization, processing, storage, prevention of spoilage, and methods for evaluating the quality of pecans.
Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry
Author: United States. Bureau of Plant IndustryPublisher:
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Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description