UC Davis researchers, led by Patrick J. Brown, received $3.8 million to improve pistachio production amidst warmer winters and water scarcity. The project aims to enhance pollination, irrigation, and rootstock resilience for long-term industry growth.
UC Davis doctoral student Matt Davis has been awarded a three-year Rockey Fellowship to research orchard crop genomics, focusing on salt tolerance in pistachios and walnut tissue culture, with support from FFAR and the California Pistachio Research Board.
A new walnut variety will provide growers a way to harvest earlier and boost the harvest efficiency of California's $1.6 billion walnut industry. It also builds upon the legacy of the UC Davis Walnut Improvement Program.
