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Variety traits

Self-fertility in walnuts

Juglans regia L.

The ability of a walnut tree to produce viable fruit when pollinated by its own pollen. This trait is key to overcoming dichogamy and ensuring stable yields under isolated conditions.

In the reference 46 varieties crop Persian walnut, where this is mentioned in the description.

In walnuts, self-fertility is assessed as a qualitative genotype characteristic by observing the fruit set of isolated individuals growing at a significant distance from other trees. There are no standardized quantitative indicators or scoring scales for evaluating this trait in breeding programs.

A biological characteristic of the walnut is dichogamy, where the flowering periods of male and female inflorescences on the same tree often do not coincide. Self-fertile forms are highly valued in breeding, as they reduce yield dependency on the presence of pollinator trees and weather conditions that hinder pollen transfer.

General information about the subject — on the page Self-fertility.

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Varieties of Persian walnut mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Fernor

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

FR UA
9 records

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

Zhadan Viktor Markiyanovich, Larionova Tat`yana Petrovna, Mayatskaya Aleksandra Dmitrievna, Mayatskij Ivan Nikiforovich

RO UA
5 records

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

ES FR NL SI
13 records

Mayette

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

FR NL SI
7 records

Mars

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

CZ NL SK
11 records

Jupiter

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

CZ NL SK
12 records

Howard

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

ES
5 records

Lake

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

CZ NL SK
10 records

Chișinău

Protection expired

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

TURCANU ION

RO
3 records

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
2 records

Magdon

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

CZ SK
3 records

Corne

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

FR NL
5 records

Lara

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

ES NL
5 records

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

NL
3 records

Nr. 1247

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

NL
4 records

Nr. 16

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

NL
2 records

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

NL
3 records

Chiara

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

NL
2 records