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Restoring the American Chestnut Tree - http://www.acf.org/pdfs/about/restoration.pdf
Information on the breeding of chestnut trees resistant to chestnut blight by the process of back crossing. |
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Growing Black Walnut - http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD0505.html
Walnut trees take a long time to grow before they are mature. Information on growing them for both their fruit and their timber. |
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Areca catechu: Betel Nut Palm - http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Areca-catechu-betel-nut.pdf
Information on growing this crop which is cultivated in East Africa, South Asia and the Pacific Islands. |
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Brazil Nuts - http://www.amazonconservation.org/ourwork/livelihoods.html
The Brazil Nut Project, initiated by the Amazon Conservation Association, aims to integrate field research with better management policies so as to increase the viability of Brazil nuts as a forest crop. |
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Nut Trees - http://www.songonline.ca/nuts/default.htm
Information on several different types of nut tree suitable for growing in Ontario. |
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Nuts with Commercial Potential for America's Heartland - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/NewCropsNews/94-4-1/nuts.html
Information on site requirements and suitable cultivars for the cultivation of filberts, chestnuts and walnuts. |
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Hazelnuts: Current Production Research - http://www.oregonhazelnuts.org/research.php#micro
Information from the Oregon Hazelnut Marketing Board on their research including their hazelnut breeding program, the micro-propagation of hazelnuts, pest management strategies and foliar fertilizers. |
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Gevuina: A Cool Climate Macademia - http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/042gevuina.pdf
Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential. |
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Crop Profile for Pistachios in California - http://www.ipmcenters.org/CropProfiles/docs/capistachios.pdf
General production information on this crop, the insect pests and diseases that affect it and their cultural, biological and chemical controls, and weed control. |
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Start a Nut Orchard - http://www.songonline.ca/establishing_orchard.htm
Information from the Society of Ontario Nut Growers on all aspects of establishing and caring for nut trees. |
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Vegans Grow Nuts - http://www.btinternet.com/~bury_rd/nuts.htm
Information on the cultivation of nut-producing trees, the products of which can add protein and variety to vegan diets. |
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Pest and Disease Analysis in Hazelnuts - http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/117984/pest-and-disease-analysis-in-hazelnuts.pdf
Information on the pests attacking this crop, the predators of those pests and the harmful and beneficial mite species, with a pest and disease fact sheet. |
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Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Wild Collection of Brazil Nuts - http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/brazil_nut.pdf
Covers Brazil nut production, harvesting, storing, processing and packing. |
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Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Macadamia Nuts - http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/macadamia.pdf
Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment. |
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Australia’s Most Delicious Bush Nut: Macademia Nuts - http://sres-associated.anu.edu.au/fpt/nwfp/macanut/macanut.html
Information on these nuts, their history, distribution, cultivation, nutritional benefits and uses. |
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Macademia Nut Grower Fact Sheet - http://www.macadamia.co.nz/facts.html
Information on all aspects of cultivating this crop, with special reference to New Zealand. |
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Nut Tree Growing in Kentucky - http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/KNGA/nut_tree_growing_in_kentuckytc.htm
Information on planting, fertilizing and pruning these trees, protection from pests, diseases, harvesting, storing and cracking the nuts. The information on cultivars is particularly relevant to Kentucky. |
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Crop Profile for Walnuts in California - http://www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/cawalnuts.pdf
General production information on this crop, the cultural practices involved, insect pests, diseases, nematodes and their control by biological, cultural and chemical means. |
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The Brazil Nut Industry: Past, Present and Future - http://www.nybg.org/bsci/braznut/
Article by Scott A. Mori on Bertholletia excelsa, its natural history, the harvesting of the nuts from the Amazonian forests and the problems of plantation cultivation. |
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Hazelnut - http://www.jgames.co.uk/title/Hazelnut
Information on the common hazel, Corylus avellana, its botany, cultivation and uses. |