California is the leading producer of pistachios in the U.S. and one of the top producers globally. The California Pistachio industry funds research to improve production of pistachios.
Publications
Some of our research findings are listed below:
Polari, J. J; Ferguson, L.; Wang, S. C. HortScience, 2020, 55(5), 666-669: “Pistachio Kernel Composition of 'Kalehghouchi', 'Pete 1' and 'Lost Hills' in California”
Polari, J. J.; Zhang, L.; Ferguson, L.; Maness, N. O.; Wang, S. C. J. Food Sci, 2019, 84(7), 1937-1942: “Impact of microclimate of fatty acids and volatile terpenes in “Kerman” and “Golden Hills” pistachio (pistacia vera) kernels”