Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Sohnika Rani, Arti Sharma, Manish Sharma and Manmohan Sharma

Abstract:
The present study was undertaken on 60 pecan [Carya illinoensis (Wang) K. Koch.] wearing trees from seedling pecan nut population growing in Jammu province. Based on the characterization and evaluation of nuts and kernels pecan trees excelled in major economically important characteristics. All the 60 seedling pecan nut trees exhibited extreme variation for individual traits. Nut length varied from 20.3 mm to 52.40 mm lateral nut width varied from 15.50 mm to 28.40mm, ventral nut width varied from 15.50 to 33.40 mm, thickness of shell varied from 0.30 mm to 1.89 mm, kernel weight varied from 2.06 gm to 6.95 gm, kernel length varied from 11.21 mm to 39.27 mm and nut weight varied from 3.56 gm to 8.63 gm. The present effort aims at highlighting the importance of selected pecan trees of seedling origin in previously unexplored region for conservation and breeding point of view.