Web Directory

» Areca catechu: Betel Nut Palm
   Information on growing this crop which is cultivated in East Africa, South Asia and the Pacific Islands.
   http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Areca-catechu-betel-nut.pdf

» Australia’s Most Delicious Bush Nut: Macademia Nuts
   Information on these nuts, their history, distribution, cultivation, nutritional benefits and uses.
   http://sres-associated.anu.edu.au/fpt/nwfp/macanut/macanut.html

» Brazil Nuts
   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.
   http://www.amazonconservation.org/ourwork/livelihoods.html

» Chestnuts: Castanea spp.
   Information on this crop, its taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition.
   http://www.uga.edu/fruit/chestnut.html

» Crop Profile for Pistachios in California
   General production information on this crop, the insect pests and diseases that affect it and their cultural, biological and chemical controls, and weed control.
   http://www.ipmcenters.org/CropProfiles/docs/capistachios.pdf

» Crop Profile for Walnuts in California
   General production information on this crop, the cultural practices involved, insect pests, diseases, nematodes and their control by biological, cultural and chemical means.
   http://www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/cawalnuts.pdf

» Gevuina: A Cool Climate Macademia
   Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of this crop and its potential.
   http://www.crop.cri.nz/home/products-services/publications/broadsheets/042gevuina.pdf

» Growing Black Walnut
   Walnut trees take a long time to grow before they are mature. Information on growing them for both their fruit and their timber.
   http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD0505.html

» Hazelnuts: Current Production Research
   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.
   http://www.oregonhazelnuts.org/research.php#micro

» Macademia Nut Grower Fact Sheet
   Information on all aspects of cultivating this crop, with special reference to New Zealand.
   http://www.macadamia.co.nz/facts.html

» Nut Tree Growing in Kentucky
   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.
   http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/KNGA/nut_tree_growing_in_kentuckytc.htm

» Nut Trees
   Information on several different types of nut tree suitable for growing in Ontario.
   http://www.songonline.ca/nuts/default.htm

» Nuts with Commercial Potential for America's Heartland
   Information on site requirements and suitable cultivars for the cultivation of filberts, chestnuts and walnuts.
   http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/NewCropsNews/94-4-1/nuts.html

» Off-Site Resource on Nuts and Fruit
   Links to resources on nut tree growing and nut tree cultivars.
   http://www.nutgrowing.org/links.htm

» Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Macadamia Nuts
   Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment.
   http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/macadamia.pdf

» Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Wild Collection of Brazil Nuts
   Covers Brazil nut production, harvesting, storing, processing and packing.
   http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/brazil_nut.pdf

» Pest and Disease Analysis in Hazelnuts
   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.
   http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/117984/pest-and-disease-analysis-in-hazelnuts.pdf

» Restoring the American Chestnut Tree
   Information on the breeding of chestnut trees resistant to chestnut blight by the process of back crossing.
   http://www.acf.org/pdfs/about/restoration.pdf

» Start a Nut Orchard
   Information from the Society of Ontario Nut Growers on all aspects of establishing and caring for nut trees.
   http://www.songonline.ca/establishing_orchard.htm

» The Brazil Nut Industry: Past, Present and Future
   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.
   http://www.nybg.org/bsci/braznut/

» Vegans Grow Nuts
   Information on the cultivation of nut-producing trees, the products of which can add protein and variety to vegan diets.
   http://www.btinternet.com/~bury_rd/nuts.htm