Fruits & Tree Nuts

We have a wide range of objective, science-based information on the nutritional and health benefits of fruits and tree nuts as well as horticultural information on planting and maintaining fruit and nut trees appropriate for Texas.

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Fruits & Tree Nuts

Publications

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Esta publicación explica cómo cultivar patatas irlandesas en casa.

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Today Master Gardeners are active in all 50 U.S. States and eight Canadian provinces. The heart of the Texas Master Gardener program is the dedicated, passionate volunteers who are willing to share their knowledge with anyone interested. 2019 Edition.

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This 2-page publication on Apples is part of a series on fruits and vegetables that includes growing, storing, and cooking tips as well as healthy cooking recipes. Information for this series has been gathered and curated by Aggie Horticulture.

Programs

We offer numerous free and affordable programs on agriculture and natural resources, family and community health, economic health and youth development. We also offer many volunteer opportunities. Browse the list below.
Program

Preserving the Harvest is a program series that teaches ways to preserve foods with tested recipes and research-based methods, using “hands-on” activities to practice preservation skills.

Program

This program educates growers and wine producers through applied research on vineyards, insect and disease management, selection of grape varieties, wine processing and wine quality.

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Learn, Grow, Eat & GO!  is the research-based, evidence-based curriculum project of the International Junior Master Gardener® Program.

Courses

Course

Introduction to Basic Plant Breeding provides a review of plant reproduction genetic variation, gene banks, germplasm preservation, gene segregation, the power of selection and its role in plant breeding, and an introduction to intellectual property and its role in the life of a plant breeder.

Course

Advanced Plant Breeding provides the student with an overview of plant breeding methodology, statistics, and implementation.

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This course teaches the basics of growing tomatoes in your garden, and allows you to cover the material at your own pace and on your own time schedule so begin when you’re ready. This course was first developed for Texas gardeners. However, most information is suitable for other regions.

All Resources on Fruits & Tree Nuts

  • Publication

    Esta publicación explica cómo cultivar patatas irlandesas en casa.

  • Publication

    Today Master Gardeners are active in all 50 U.S. States and eight Canadian provinces. The heart of the Texas Master Gardener program is the dedicated, passionate volunteers who are willing to share their knowledge with anyone interested. 2019 Edition.

  • Publication

    This 2-page publication on Apples is part of a series on fruits and vegetables that includes growing, storing, and cooking tips as well as healthy cooking recipes. Information for this series has been gathered and curated by Aggie Horticulture.

  • Publication

    Southern peas are easy to grow, very productive, and very nutritious. This factsheet offers tips for growing and harvesting Southern peas.

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    Strawberries are small, evergreen plants in the rose family. Although strawberries are a perennial crop, in Texas, they are commonly grown as annuals.

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