Mac Gilliat made statewide impact on Texas industry

摘要

Mac Gilliat, long time Real County Extension Agent at Leakey, Texas, passed away on April 25, 2010. Mac was a recipient of the Life Membership Award of the Texas Pecan Growers Association and a great friend of pecans. Early in his career he conductedestablishment demonstrations which proved the potential for commercial pecans in the Winter Garden in South Texas and how fast orchards could come into production with drip-irrigation and Roundup weed control. His work in the Red Wright orchard brought trees into production in only 4 years and he demonstrated the effectiveness of frequent zinc foliar sprays.