Long-Term Performance of Ten North American Pawpaw Cultivars in Missouri, USA
North American pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is an undeveloped tree fruit crop indigenous to the eastern United States. Recent breeding efforts have set the stage for successful cultivation of pawpaw, but cultivar evaluations among geographically distinct environments are needed to advance this unique sp...
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| author | Bezalel Adainoo Patrick Byers Kiruba Krishnaswamy David Redhage Kenneth Hunt John D. Avery Caleb S. O’Neal Andrew L. Thomas |
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| description | North American pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is an undeveloped tree fruit crop indigenous to the eastern United States. Recent breeding efforts have set the stage for successful cultivation of pawpaw, but cultivar evaluations among geographically distinct environments are needed to advance this unique specialty crop. A significant genotype by environment experiment incorporating 10 pawpaw cultivars, 350 trees, and four sites across Missouri and Oklahoma (USA) was established in 2002–03. Data across 19 years of cultivar performance, tree growth, and fruit production at the three Missouri sites were evaluated. The cultivar “PA Golden” produced the largest trees, whereas “Overleese” struggled with long-term survival, tree growth, and fruit production. “PA Golden” also tended to produce earlier crops, whereas “Sunflower” produced very high yields later into the growing seasons compared with other cultivars. “Susquehanna” consistently produced the largest fruits, averaging 184 g across the three sites and multiple years. Pawpaw trees were very productive in the Missouri environment over 19 years and show excellent promise as an economically viable specialty crop. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2c2a8ec2d49341e4a35b8da42db2cccf2024-12-16T07:35:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Fruit Science1553-83621553-86212024-12-0124122924110.1080/15538362.2024.2384391Long-Term Performance of Ten North American Pawpaw Cultivars in Missouri, USABezalel Adainoo0Patrick Byers1Kiruba Krishnaswamy2David Redhage3Kenneth Hunt4John D. Avery5Caleb S. O’Neal6Andrew L. Thomas7Division of Food, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USACooperative Extension Service, University of Missouri, Marshfield, Missouri, USADivision of Food, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USAKerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Poteau, Oklahoma, USACenter for Agroforestry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USAState Fruit Experiment Station, Missouri State University, Mountain Grove, Missouri, USADivision of Plant Science and Technology, Southwest Research, Extension, and Education Center, University of Missouri, Mt. Vernon, Missouri, USADivision of Plant Science and Technology, Southwest Research, Extension, and Education Center, University of Missouri, Mt. Vernon, Missouri, USANorth American pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is an undeveloped tree fruit crop indigenous to the eastern United States. Recent breeding efforts have set the stage for successful cultivation of pawpaw, but cultivar evaluations among geographically distinct environments are needed to advance this unique specialty crop. A significant genotype by environment experiment incorporating 10 pawpaw cultivars, 350 trees, and four sites across Missouri and Oklahoma (USA) was established in 2002–03. Data across 19 years of cultivar performance, tree growth, and fruit production at the three Missouri sites were evaluated. The cultivar “PA Golden” produced the largest trees, whereas “Overleese” struggled with long-term survival, tree growth, and fruit production. “PA Golden” also tended to produce earlier crops, whereas “Sunflower” produced very high yields later into the growing seasons compared with other cultivars. “Susquehanna” consistently produced the largest fruits, averaging 184 g across the three sites and multiple years. Pawpaw trees were very productive in the Missouri environment over 19 years and show excellent promise as an economically viable specialty crop.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15538362.2024.2384391AsiminaAnnonaceaespecialty croptree fruitAgroforestry |
| spellingShingle | Bezalel Adainoo Patrick Byers Kiruba Krishnaswamy David Redhage Kenneth Hunt John D. Avery Caleb S. O’Neal Andrew L. Thomas Long-Term Performance of Ten North American Pawpaw Cultivars in Missouri, USA International Journal of Fruit Science Asimina Annonaceae specialty crop tree fruit Agroforestry |
| title | Long-Term Performance of Ten North American Pawpaw Cultivars in Missouri, USA |
| title_full | Long-Term Performance of Ten North American Pawpaw Cultivars in Missouri, USA |
| title_fullStr | Long-Term Performance of Ten North American Pawpaw Cultivars in Missouri, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-Term Performance of Ten North American Pawpaw Cultivars in Missouri, USA |
| title_short | Long-Term Performance of Ten North American Pawpaw Cultivars in Missouri, USA |
| title_sort | long term performance of ten north american pawpaw cultivars in missouri usa |
| topic | Asimina Annonaceae specialty crop tree fruit Agroforestry |
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