General Walnut Information
WALNUTS
- A Name Not Just a Number -
Some background on the tested NZ
cultivars
Australian Walnut Industry Association
The
Walnut Marketing Board -
California; lots of information about walnuts and walnut recipes
Walnuts
- a little background (from
Sacramento River, California
Indiana
Nut Growers Association Home Page
Nut
Related Links
University
of California Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center
Walnut
Crop
Information
A
fact chart on Walnuts
Persian Walnut Site at Purdue
University
Articles
on Persian Walnuts
Nut Grower's Guide: The Complete Handbook for Producers and Hobbyists, by Jennifer Wilkinson - Australian Nut Industry Council
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Other Useful Information
NZ Irrigation Code of Practice and Irrigation Design Standards
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Walnuts and Health
Walnuts help diabetes control Walnuts 'combat unhealthy fats'
Health research
shows walnuts high in Omega 3 and supports claims of reducing risk of
heart disease.
Walnuts appear protective against heart disease
Nutrient Profile of NZ Walnuts
Omega 6 and Omega 3 Fatty Acids in Rex Walnuts
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Blight and Pest Research
Sustainable management of walnut blight
Walnut
Blight
Reducing
Pesticides Use in Canterbury Walnut Farms
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Coping with Frost
NZWIG Chatzone article on frost, November 2008
Preventing Frost Damage to Fruit Trees, an article published by the DSIR in 1971; still useful.
Wikipedia on Frost
Frost protection: fundamentals, practice, and economics - Volume 1..., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 2005
Principles of Frost Protection
The Weather Doctor on frost
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Lincoln University Research Links
Geoffrey
Savage: Nutritionist
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Member Websites
A Cracker of a Nut: Home of NZ Walnut Products
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Related Organisations
Bay
of Plenty Tree Crop Association
NZ Tree
Crops
Association
Australian
Nut Industry Council
Australia
Walnut Industry Association
Farmers' Markets NZ
Selwyn Farmers' Market at Lincoln
OrganicFarmNZ - an organic certification system for producers supplying the New Zealand market.
Horticulture NZ represents 7,000 commercial fruit and vegetable growers
Lifestyle Block: NZ's Most Popular Small Farming Website
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