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'Iago' (Nut Photo) 'Iago'
is a seedling selection made by Harold Graf from a tree growing
in the yard of Harold McVey, Iago, Texas. The original tree was
12" in diameter in 1997, and grew from a seed of unknown
parentage. Nut: oblong elliptic with obtuse apex and rounded base;
round in cross section; shell smooth, prominently marked by black
stripes at apex; 41 nuts/lb, 60% kernel; kernels golden, often
with a prominent vein in the integument on the broad dorsal ridge,
shallow and wide dorsal grooves, prominent basal cleft and ventral
groove. Nuts shell well. Trees are protogynous with overlap of
pollen shed with pistil receptivity in mid bloom season. Somewhat
resistant to scab (Fusicladosporium effusum), rating 2
on scale of 1(none) to 5 (severe).
LJ Grauke ,
Research Horticulturist &Curator
USDA-ARS Pecan Genetics
10200 FM 50
Somerville, TX 77879
tele: 979-272-1402
fax: 979-272-1401
e-mail:ljg@tamu.edu
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