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Title: 'CREEK' PECAN

Author
item Thompson, Tommy
item GOFF, W - AUBURN UNIVERSITY
item NESBITT, M - AUBURN UNIVERSITY
item WORLEY, R - UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
item O'BARR, R - LOUISIANA AGRIC EXP STA

Submitted to: HortScience
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/1/1997
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: The U. S. Department of Agriculture conducts the only pecan breeding program in the world. State researchers and many growers cooperate with the USDA in testing the best new pecan material. A new cultivar (variety) has been tested and released to pecan nurserymen and growers. The Agricultural Experiment Stations of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas assisted the USDA in determining that this cultivar, 'Creek,' is good enough to be released. 'Creek' is being released because of its high productivity, acceptable nut quality, disease resistance, and general suitability to be used as a temporary cultivar in the Southeastern U. S. Pecans from this cultivar are large enough to be sold inshell or shelled to produce large quantities of halves and pieces. Pecan growers will now have access to this improved cultivar.

Technical Abstract: 'Creek' is a new pecan (Carya illinoinensis) cultivar just released by the Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. This new cultivar was tested as selection 61-6-67, and is a progeny from a 1961 cross between the 'Mohawk' and 'Starking Hardy Giant' cultivars. The seedling was initially grown and evaluated at Brownwood, Texas. On the basis of preliminary performance, extensive testing was started in 1968. 'Creek' is being released because of its precocity, productivity as a young tree, acceptable nut quality, disease resistance, and general suitability to be used as a temporary cultivar in the Southeastern U. S. Pecans from this cultivar are large enough to be sold inshell or shelled to produce large quantities of halves and pieces.