2008/05/01 by Craig E. Kallsen, Dan E. Parfitt, Joseph Maranto +1 · 5 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Horticultural and Viticultural Research #Irrigation Practices and Water Management #Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.3733/ca.v063n01p18
openalex publication_date 2008/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
California pistachio growers have long relied on a single female (‘Kerman’) and single male (‘Peters’) cultivar. Despite their benefits, these cultivars present important production and marketing concerns. To evaluate new varieties for the pistachio industry, we conducted the first randomized and replicated pistachio variety trials in the San Joaquin Valley, where most U.S. pistachios are grown. After more than a decade of scientific evaluation, several varieties new to California (such as ‘Kalehghouchi’) or the world (such as ‘Golden Hills’) demonstrated commercial potential for the California pistachio industry and would complement the production characteristics of ‘Kerman’.