Everything is peachy over at Texas A&M AgriLife’s Stone Fruit Breeding and Genetic program! 🍑 The peach and nectarine breeding program, established in 1935 as a product of the Texas A&M University Department of Horticultural Sciences and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, is responsible for over 40 stone fruit varieties. The adapted hybrids allow commercial growers to diversify their fruit crop and potentially capitalize on early-season fruit production. They also provide consumers with a range of colors, tastes and shapes. The program has been led by David Byrne, professor and Basye Endowed Chair in Rose Genetics in the horticultural sciences department. It’s taken 40 years to release 35 peach varieties, but Byrne said a bevy of peach releases is just around the corner. He has 15 or so that should be ready for release over the next three years that improve fruit size and quality and expand the ripening and adaptation range of several varieties. Continue reading at tx.ag/PeachProgram. -...