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'Mahan-Stuart' (Nut photo) Orig. by controlled cross ('Mahan' X 'Stuart') made by F. A. Mahan, Monticello Nursery Co., Monticello, FL. Selected in 1948, first propagated in 1949. Plant patent 1532, issued Dec. 4, 1956. Nut: oblong with obtuse apex and base; flattened in cross section; 30 nuts/lb, 52% kernel; kernels with extended dorsal ridge, tight dorsal grooves, deep secondary dorsal grooves, and wrinkled texture. Protogynous. Precocious. Recommended (1990) for planting only in AR.



LJ Grauke , Research Horticulturist & Curator
USDA-ARS Pecan Genetics
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