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The Poor Prole’s Almanac

The Rise of the Pawpaw in Modern Agriculture with Dr. Kirk Pomper

The Poor Prole’s Almanac

Bleav + The Poor Prole’s Alamanac

Home & Garden, Science, Nature, Leisure, Education, How To

5761 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the Porpo's Almanac. Today we're joined by Dr. Kirk Pompur from Kentucky State

0:20.1

University's Pawpaw program.

0:22.3

Now the Paw Research Program is part of the KSU Land Grant Program and is the only full-time

0:27.6

Paw Paw Research Program in the world. The program focuses on improving propagation methods,

0:32.9

developing orchard management recommendations, conducting regional variety trials, and works to make the fruit

0:38.6

more available for the general public. Dr. Kirk Pompers, a researcher at KSU, who has overseen

0:44.2

the program for over two decades. He's authored numerous publications on Pawpaw, including

0:49.7

research articles on propagation techniques, cultivar development, and has released several selections.

0:56.2

We chat about the future of Pawpaw and where the research is going today.

1:00.4

I think you guys will really enjoy this conversation.

1:02.9

So tune in and let us know what you think.

1:09.3

Dr. Pompter, thanks so much for joining us.

1:11.2

Could you please tell us a little bit about your background and what you're doing over at Kentucky State?

1:15.5

Sure.

1:15.9

Well, I've been a horticulturist for a long time.

1:18.8

I actually started off and earned a master's in a doctorate at University of Minnesota and Oregon State and horticulture.

1:26.0

And so I start working in orchids and beans and hazelnuts and strawberries and a range of

1:35.7

different crops.

1:36.3

I think that kind of prepared me then for when I interviewed for a position here at Kentucky

1:41.2

State University, which involved Paw Paw back in 1998.

1:45.3

And so I've been here since that time in 1998, now as a professor of horticulture.

1:51.0

But we're really mainly working on Pawpaw, but we do work on some other native crops also.

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