ISHS Acta Horticulturae 705: V International Walnut Symposium
ETHNOBOTANY AND ALLELOPATHY OF THE PERSIAN WALNUT (JUGLANS REGIA L.) |
| Authors: | M. Petriccione, G. Aliotta |
| Keywords: | allelopathy, ethnobotany, herbals, Juglans regia |
| Abstract:
Ancient herbals represent an important and neglected source of information on the methods used by pre-scientific people to select and manipulated plants for their edible and medicinal qualities. In this respect, we have re-examined the historical background of the Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.) in ancient herbals. Since antiquity, the walnut tree is known not only for the edible walnut and the highly prized timber but also for his deep roots in folklore and mythology. Moreover, Walnut provides amongst the earliest recorded suggestion of allelopathy since the tree was considered a source of substances harmful to other organisms by Roman scholars Varro, and Pliny the Elder, who wrote treatises on agriculture dealing with the methods of good crop husbandry. It would be wished and reasonable to conduct ethnobotanical directed research in order to optimise the search of accessions useful for fruits, timber and chemicals for weed management. | |
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