Walnut Selections from Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh

Abstract

Walnut (Juglans regia L.), a nut par exce]]ence grown
in India since antiquity especia]]y in North-Western
Himalaya, which is considered to be one ofthe secondary
centre of diversity of cultivated walnut as maximum
variability for primitive types is present in this region
(Sharma and Kumar, 1994). Seedlings are found growing
as scattered trees in the dry and wet temperate regions
of India. The major walnut comes from these seedling
trees of unknown origin, from natural forests and plants
raised in farmers backyards (Pandey et al. 2(01). Many