Nuts Content / Nuts Content for 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø en Cracking the Code of Pistachio Genetics /food/news/cracking-code-pistachio-genetics 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø researchers have generated the most high-quality map of the DNA of the pistachio, allowing breeders to develop better varieties. March 20, 2025 - 9:00am Amy M Quinton /food/news/cracking-code-pistachio-genetics Smoke From Megafires Puts Orchard Trees at Risk /food/news/smoke-megafires-puts-orchard-trees-risk 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø researchers say long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard trees and can cut their nut production by half. October 02, 2024 - 2:00pm Amy M Quinton /food/news/smoke-megafires-puts-orchard-trees-risk 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Releases New Walnut Variety /food/news/uc-davis-releases-new-walnut-variety <p>51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø researchers have bred a new walnut variety, "UC Wolfskill," which will give growers a way to harvest earlier and boost harvest efficiency.&nbsp;</p> January 21, 2021 - 10:00am Amy M Quinton /food/news/uc-davis-releases-new-walnut-variety 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø cracks the walnut genome /news/uc-davis-cracks-walnut-genome <p>Scientists at the 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø, Davis, have for the first time sequenced the genome of a commercial walnut variety. The information should accelerate the rate of breeding and variety improvement in walnuts and help breeders select for desired traits such as insect and disease resistance, and drought tolerance.</p> December 10, 2015 - 12:00am IET WebDev /news/uc-davis-cracks-walnut-genome