Factsheet Category: Wild Nuts & Berries

PEFC, forest certification for sustainable sources and traceability, an added value for wild food

The best option for highly atomised sectors is to have a common positioning that brings together as many products as possible, by creating an umbrella

Participatory selection of hardy and ink-disease resistant European chestnut trees

The objectives of this participative research program are: 1: Select surviving European chestnut trees within strong impacted areas by the ink disease 2: Evaluate their resistance against

Modeling Aleppo pine water balance under two Tunisian climate conditions

Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) is one of the most drought-tolerant pine species and it is distributed over large drought-prone Mediterranean regions. The determination of

Mineral composition of black and white fruits of Myrtus communis L.

This work aims the valorization of myrtle fruits through the determination of its mineral composition. Such a study is important to highlight the nutritional value

Mechanical harvesting in stone pine (Pinus pinea) stands

This factsheet aims to present the mechanical harvesting option and the productivity monitorization done in umbrella pine stands harvested in both ways (manual and mechanically)

Mass multiplication of ink-resistant chestnut clones by photoautotrophic micropropagation

Chestnut ink disease, caused by root pathogens (Phytophthora sp. ), induces dieback and mortality in sweet chestnut, C. sativa. Classical biological control can be efficient

Manual cone harvesting of Pinus pinea in Portugal: equipment used and recommendations

Stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) cone harvesting in Portugal continues to occur trough the traditional way, that is, by specialized workers that climb the trees

Longal Chestnut – the potential of a traditional regional variety from Portugal’s Terra Fria Transmontana

Chestnuts are an extremely important product for the Portuguese region 'Terra Fria Transmontana', representing one of the most profitable crops today. Its commercialization is still

Intraspecific variability and genetic selection of Aleppo pine

Aleppo pine is one of the dominant forest species in Tunisia, favoured by its great regeneration capacity, plasticity, climatic stress tolerance, and multiple products: wood,

Improvement of carob cultivation techniques

The carob tree cultivation is handicapped by the poor quality of the seedlings leaving the nursery due to the deterioration of the root system, and

Impact of Leptoglossus occidentalis on commercial pine nut kernel per cone output

The aim of this work was to quantify the extent of the recent decline observed in pine nut and kernel production. For this purpose, we

Hot water treatment: an effective method for disinfecting chestnut scions against chestnut gall wasp

The hot water treatment (HWT) was evaluated for pest and disease control, and specifically its use to prevent the spread of the chestnut gallwasp Dryocosmus

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