Volume 48 Number 4 Article 1
Year 1994 Month 10
Title: 'Schley' Pecan
Author: D. Sparks
Abstract:
Until this cultivar became susceptible to scab, 'Schley' was regarded by
the industry as the standard of quality
and, by far, was the cultivar most
preferred by the consumer (20). As a
result, 'Schley' was widely planted.
'Schley's' popularity decreased greatly
after becoming susceptible to scab.
Many trees were cut down or else
topworked to less susceptible cultivars.
However, the advent of effective fun
gicides and improved spray machines
in the early 1970's, brought about renewed interest in 'Schley' as a com
mercially important cultivar.
Once scab
was controlled, growers found that
existing plantings of 'Schley' were
profitable.
Nevertheless, 'Schley' is not
generally planted in new orchards.
The major reason for the lack of many
new plantings is the long and well
established record of scab suscepti
bility of this cultivar.
In the early 1900's,
'Schley' was widely planted in the
Southeastern United States and especially in Georgia.
In old orchards in
Georgia, 'Schley' is second only to
'Stuart.'
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