• HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
Monday, October 6, 2025
BIOENGINEER.ORG
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
        • Lecturer
        • PhD Studentship
        • Postdoc
        • Research Assistant
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
  • HOME
  • NEWS
  • EXPLORE
    • CAREER
      • Companies
      • Jobs
        • Lecturer
        • PhD Studentship
        • Postdoc
        • Research Assistant
    • EVENTS
    • iGEM
      • News
      • Team
    • PHOTOS
    • VIDEO
    • WIKI
  • BLOG
  • COMMUNITY
    • FACEBOOK
    • INSTAGRAM
    • TWITTER
No Result
View All Result
Bioengineer.org
No Result
View All Result
Home NEWS Science News Biology

A new hazelnut has cracked its competitive marketplace

Bioengineer by Bioengineer
October 31, 2019
in Biology
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
IMAGE
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedinShare on RedditShare on Telegram

‘PollyO’ is proving to be a desirable hybrid

IMAGE

Credit: Shawn Mehlenbacher


Researchers from Oregon State University have completed an examination of, and have released, a new cross-bred hazelnut cultivar known as ‘PollyO’, and they have discovered it to be a rising star of hazelnuts grown within the United States.

Shawn Mehlenbacher, David Smith, and Rebecca McCluskey released the Corylus avellane L. hazelnut ‘PollyO’ and compared it to the traditional leaders in the marketplace. Their findings are in the article “‘PollyO’ Hazelnut” published in HortScience.

‘PollyO’ is a new hazelnut variety from the Oregon State University Breeding Program that combines a high level of resistance to eastern filbert fungal blight along with high nut yield.

The hazelnut trees performed well in the Oregon Willamette Valley and have been recommended for other areas with a similar climate. Trees of ‘PollyO’ are now available from several nurseries in Oregon.

‘PollyO’ was released for the blanched kernel market and has been embraced as either a complement or as an alternative to the traditional cultivars of that established and lucrative market due to it high nut yield with small to medium nut size. It also boasts a high kernel percentage, early nut maturity, and excellent kernel quality.

Other beneficial traits exhibited by ‘PollyO’ are that the nut shape is nearly round and lends itself well to sizing and cracking and that the shells are thin and easy to crack.

Most important, tasters consider the kernel quality to be excellent, well-suited for use in baked goods and chocolate products, and worthy of a premium price. Also, ‘PollyO’ kernels are sized within a range preferred by major chocolate makers.

###

The complete article is available in HortScience: https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/54/8/article-p1429.xml. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI14089-19 . Or you may contact Shawn Mehlenbacher of Oregon State University at [email protected] or call him at (541) 737-5467.

Founded in 1903, the American Society for Horticulture Science (ASHS) is the largest organization dedicated to advancing all facets of horticulture research, education, and application. More information at ashs.org.

Media Contact
Michael Neff
[email protected]
703-836-4606

Related Journal Article

http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI14089-19

Tags: Agricultural Production/EconomicsAgricultureBiodiversityFood/Food ScienceGeneticsNaturePlant Sciences
Share12Tweet8Share2ShareShareShare2

Related Posts

blank

Revolutionizing Multi-Sample Single-Cell RNA-seq Detection

October 6, 2025
blank

Revolutionizing Alkaloid Structural Analysis with an Innovative Metal–Organic Framework

October 6, 2025

Ant-Sheltered Tardigrades: A Unique Survival Strategy

October 6, 2025

Introducing E2E: A User-Friendly R Package for Building Ensemble Models with Ease

October 6, 2025
Please login to join discussion

POPULAR NEWS

  • New Study Reveals the Science Behind Exercise and Weight Loss

    New Study Reveals the Science Behind Exercise and Weight Loss

    95 shares
    Share 38 Tweet 24
  • New Study Indicates Children’s Risk of Long COVID Could Double Following a Second Infection – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

    93 shares
    Share 37 Tweet 23
  • New Insights Suggest ALS May Be an Autoimmune Disease

    71 shares
    Share 28 Tweet 18
  • Ohio State Study Reveals Protein Quality Control Breakdown as Key Factor in Cancer Immunotherapy Failure

    71 shares
    Share 28 Tweet 18

About

We bring you the latest biotechnology news from best research centers and universities around the world. Check our website.

Follow us

Recent News

Curcumin Eases Symptoms in Hand Osteoarthritis: Study

Boosting Blockchain Audit Privacy with Hybrid Encryption

New Imidazole Compounds Fight Bladder Cancer

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 63 other subscribers
  • Contact Us

Bioengineer.org © Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Homepages
    • Home Page 1
    • Home Page 2
  • News
  • National
  • Business
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Science

Bioengineer.org © Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.