Walnut (Juglans Regia L.) Production and its Disease Management in Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to shown walnut production and their disease management in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir is the major walnut producing Union Territory with production of around 2.66 lakh metric tons on 89,000 hectares of land and contributes to more than 98 percent of the total walnut production in India. Kashmiri walnut has seen growing demand and acceptability in the domestic and international market but the production is decreasing due to many factors like, shortage of quality planting, poor orchard management and long gestation period, lack of export oriented policies of the government, the exports have not grown much and the last hindering factor is walnut diseases and their improper management.