The summer drought could have severely affected this year’s pecan yields in Mississippi, but thanks to Tropical Storm Lee, growers are optimistic about the crop....More

The new study is evaluating phosphite-based fungicides as ground-applied, systemic controls for pecan scab. A systemic material is taken up by the tree’s roots and travels throughout the plant. In this case, the phosphite would be present in the leaves and nuts, killing any of the scab-causing fungi that try to infect them....More

Colony collapse disorder (CCD) may be due in part to an undiscovered microbe, but the malady “is going to be with us for awhile."...More

Controlling insects is essential for profitable pecan production, Mike Hall, an LSU AgCenter entomologist, told pecan growers at the LSU AgCenter’s May 20 Pecan Research and Extension Station field day....More