Cultivar evaluation and development for black walnut orchards

William Reid; Mark V. Coggeshall; Kenneth L. Hunt

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Cultivar evaluation and development for black walnut orchards

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William Reid, Mark V. Coggeshall, Kenneth L. Hunt

Year:

2004

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Coggeshall, M.V.; Seifert, J.; Woeste, K.; Overton, R.; Ponder, F., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 18-24

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Abstract

Black walnut is an underdeveloped orchard crop. Hundreds of cultivars have been named but a commercial orchard industry has not developed. The horticultural characteristics of currently available black walnut cultivars are reviewed. Important cultivar traits include: leaving date, flowering date, growth habit, disease susceptibility, yield, and nut quality. Breeding program priorities for developing horticulturally superior cultivars are presented.

Parent Publication

Black walnut in a new century, proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council research symposium; 2004 July 25-28; Lafayette, IN.

Citation

Reid, William; Coggeshall, Mark V.; Hunt, Kenneth L. 2004. Cultivar evaluation and development for black walnut orchards. In: Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Coggeshall, M.V.; Seifert, J.; Woeste, K.; Overton, R.; Ponder, F., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 18-24