Slide 1:  Today we will discuss some of the considerations of growing pawpaw.

OVERVIEW OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

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Development of Pawpaw as A Commercial Fruit Crop by Kirk W. Pomper, Ph.D.

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What is Pawpaw?

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Pawpaw Information Web Site

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USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Asimina spp. at KSU

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Pawpaws in the Wild

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Where are we in Terms of Developing a Pawpaw Industry? - 1

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Where are we in Terms of Developing a Pawpaw Industry? - 2

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Pawpaw Production

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Establishing a Pawpaw Orchard

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Pawpaw Propagation and Nursery Sources

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Seedlings and Cultivars

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Reports from Regional Variety Trial Cooperators and Cooperating Institutions by Location

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Cupric Hydroxide Container Treatment in Seedling Production

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Pawpaw Seedling Growth in 2 gallon Treepots with SpinOut 

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Development of Pawpaw Seedling Rootstocks

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What cultivars should I plant?

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Pawpaw Regional Variety Trial Cooperators and Cooperating Institutions

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1-7-1 and PA-Golden

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Overleese, NC-1, and Sunflower

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2002 Results of Pawpaw RVT Planting at KSU

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Pawpaw Yield Data Compared to Apple Yields (NE-183)

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Establishing a Pawpaw Orchard

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Field Planting Pawpaw

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Pawpaw Training and Pruning

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Fertilization and Irrigation of Pawpaw

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Pawpaw Pests

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Flowering Time

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Flowering Time for Three Cultivars 2002

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Harvest Time

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Harvest Periods for Three Cultivars 2002

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Pawpaw Fruit Climacteric

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Pawpaw Production

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Pawpaw Overview