Pawpaw

White latex paint is used to prevent Pawpaw southwest injury
Grower Information
- All About Pawpaws
- Forest Production of Pawpaw
- Organic Production of Pawpaw
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Kentucky Nut Growers Association
- Where to Buy 91´«Ã½ Pawpaws: Nurseries
Fifth International Pawpaw Conference
- Conference Homepage
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91´«Ã½ Pawpaw Program
The Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) fruit has both fresh market and processing appeal, with a tropical like flavor that resembles a combination of banana, mango, and pineapple. 91´«Ã½ has the only full-time Pawpaw research program in the world as part of the 91´«Ã½ Land Grant Program. Pawpaw research efforts are directed at improving propagation methods, developing orchard management recommendations, conducting regional variety trials, understanding fruit ripening and storage techniques, and germplasm collection and characterization of genetic diversity.
USDA National Clonal Repository for Pawpaw
Since 1994, 91´«Ã½ has served as the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository or gene bank, for Asimina species (Pawpaw), as a satellite site of the at Corvallis, OR. There are over 2,000 accessions (trees) from 17 states that are planted on 12 acres at the 91´«Ã½ farm.

91´«Ã½ researchers recently released their 3rd
Pawpaw cultivar, 91´«Ã½-Chappellâ„¢
Questions about pawpaws?
Contact:
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Kirk Pomper |
Sheri Crabtree |