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Pistachio pollination biology and artificial pollination

Growing the Valley by Phoebe Gordon

Feb 11, 202600:18:55Government & Organizations

Phoebe sits down with Elizabeth Fichtner to discuss the biology of pistachio bloom, how it impacts orchard design, and why picking the correct male pollinator is so important. She also goes over the research on artificia...

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Pistachio pollination biology and artificial pollination is an episode from Growing the Valley by Phoebe Gordon. Phoebe sits down with Elizabeth Fichtner to discuss the biology of pistachio bloom, how it impacts orchard design, and why pick...

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Phoebe sits down with Elizabeth Fichtner to discuss the biology of pistachio bloom, how it impacts orchard design, and why picking the correct male pollinator is so important. She also goes over the research on artificial pollination of pistachio and why it may only be useful in very specific circumstances. In this episode, Elizabeth mentions that dust can cause parthenocarpy in pistachios; we posted an episode on this a few years ago. Episode transcript Find out more about upcoming meetings in the San Joaquin Valley (scroll to the bottom) and the Sacramento Valley ! The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of California. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. The "University of California" name and all forms and abbreviations are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organization, product, or service.

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Published Feb 11, 2026 and 00:18:55 long