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[Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>]

At 08:37 AM 7/27/2004 -0700, Mark wrote:
> I'm
> trying to read Fred Brison's Pecan Culture, but I'm having trouble
> getting through Chapter Two.  It is laced with vocabulary like:
> pericycle, acropetal, xylem, parenchyma, schlerenchyma, medullary ray
> tissue, abscission, sessile flowers, bract, apical dominance, perianth,
> peduncle, and I could go on.  I am in bad need of some reference
> work that will get me up to speed (hopefully illustrated!) and I'm
> soliciting recommendations right now.  

You don't say where you're located, but I'd recommend
visiting/joining:
Northern Nut Growers Association -
http://www.northernnutgrowers.org
- lots of information on pecans,  other nut species, and minor fruits(pawpaw/persimmon), as well as a good lending library you can access for more info.
TX Pecan Growers Association - http://www.tpga.org/ -  and TPGA's quarterly publication, 'Pecan South'; and there may be a state/regional pecan or nutgrowers association in your area that you should look into.

Dr. Darryl Sparks & Wes Rice each have what looks to be a good book on pecan culture - probably ought to give them a look

TAMU, NMSU, & OkSU all have some good online info on pecans, as does my alma mater, Auburn University.

ATTRA has some pecan info, including this - http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/pecan.html

Well, that ought to get you started.

Lucky Pittman
USDA Cold Zone 6
AHS Heat Zone 7
Hopkinsville, KY