REHABILITATION OF WALNUT TREES , PRODUCTION OF SEEDLING
AND FORESTATION STUDIES IN TURKEY
Necati Uyara, Nazif Gül and Ramazan
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Walnut is an important resource in Turkey but has been over-exploited and its gene
resources endangered. It is estimated that a single walnut tree in terms of nut production is worth 165
US dollars per year and 1234 US dollars when finally felled for timber production. The species is
now beingsubmitted to a programme of improvement and endangered sources are selected and
grafted for both public and private institutions.