‘Ga. 03-6-72’ is a new pecan (Carya illinoinensis) that was released by the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences for use in commercial orchards in the southeastern U.S. ‘Ga. 03-6-72’ produces large pecans (9.3 g) with consistently high percentage kernel (59.6%). ‘Ga. 03-6-72’ kernels shell out into complete halves with a light golden color and harvest date is early October in southern Georgia. Yields of ‘Ga. 03-6-72’ have been good and similar other commercial cultivars such as ‘Sumner’, ‘Huffman’, and ‘Tom’. ‘Ga. 03-6-72’ has good levels of resistance to pecan scab (Venturia effusa) with little disease seen in orchards receiving moderate levels of fungicide protection and moderate levels of infection in unsprayed orchards. ‘Ga. 03-6-72’ is recommended for trial in commercial orchards in the southeastern U.S. which will receive fungicide applications.
