Part
1. The History of the Eastern Black Walnut Species
Black Walnut in the United States
by Thomas
Schmidt
History of the Eastern Black Walnut Nut
Industry
by Dwain
Hammons
Status Report on the Eastern Black
Walnut Nut Industry, Nut Markets,
By-Products, and Future Challenges
by Brian Hammons
Social Benefits of the Eastern Black
Walnut Nut
by Andrea Clarke
Economics of Eastern Black Walnut
Agroforestry Systems
by Larry Harper
and Bill Kurtz
Part
2. Establishing the Walnut Plantation
Characteristics of Good
Growing Sites for Black Walnut
by Felix Ponder
by Cyril Bish
Black Walnut – Laterally Fruitful Cultivars
by Cyril Bish
Black Walnut Anthracnose Report
by Cyril Bish
Propagating Eastern Black Walnut
by Bill Reid
Project Planning, Design and Planting
by Wayne Lovelace
Landowner Assistance Through State and Federal Programs
by Frances Dilsaver
Part
3. The Eastern Black Walnut Tree and Fruit
Carbohydrate Assimilation, Translocation and Utilization
by Jerry Van Sambeek
Floral Biology and Pollination of Eastern Black Walnut
by Robert Cecich
Missouri Eastern Black Walnut Breeding Program
by Kenneth R. Tourjee
Part
4. Cultural Practices for Eastern Black Walnut Nut Production
by John Slusher
Companion Crop Recommendations for
Planting with Black Walnuts
by Gene Garrett
and Jim Jones
Groundcovers to Maximize Ease of
Management, Tree Vigor and Ease of Harvest
by Jerry Van
Sambeek, Gene Garrett and Jim Jones
by Felix Ponder,
Jim Jones and Gene Garrett
by Marc Linit
Managing Insect Pests of Nut Trees
by Clifford Sadof
and Ricky Foster
Leaf Spot Diseases of Black Walnut
by Manfred Mielke
and Michael M. Ostry
Part
5. Harvest and Post Harvest
Traditional Methods of Harvest, Hulling, Transportation and Handling
by John Rickman
Black Walnut Harvesting Costs – The 50 Percent Factor
by Larry Harper
Mechanical Harvesting of Eastern Black Walnut Nuts
by Jim Jones
by Bruce Cutter