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Table 11. Main Italian cultivars.
Variety name Synonyms Origin Nut Nuts/kg Poly- Use Reference
size (g) embryonic
nuts (%)
Marrone Casentinese, Toscana 14–22 055–65 – All Breviglieri,
Fiorentino Toscano 1955
Frattona Piamonte – 094 39 – Bounous et al.,
1988
Gabbiana1 Piamonte – 154 04 Dried Bounous et al.,
1988
Gabbiana2 Piamonte – 138 06 Dried Bounous et al.,
1988
Rossastra1 Piamonte – 135 03 Dried Bounous et al.,
1988
Rossastra2 Piamonte – 151 01 Dried Bounous et al.,
1988
Spinalunga Piamonte – 133 04 Dried Bounous et al.,
1988
Temporiva Piamonte – 158 20 Dried Bounous et al.,
1988
Nzerta1 Calabria – 085 00 – Antonaroli et
al., 1983
Nzerta2 Calabria – 080–120 00 – Antonaroli et
al., 1983
Curcia1 Calabria – 135 00 – Antonaroli et
al., 1983
Ricciola2 Calabria – 080 00 – Antonaroli et
al., 1983
Ricciola3 Calabria – 080 00 – Antonaroli et
al., 1983
Inserta Calabria – 140 00 – Antonaroli et
al., 1983
Castagna di Campania – 054–80 00–2 – Bassi and
Montella Sbaragli, 1984
Marrone Castel Emilia- – 057–92 00–6 – Bassi and
del Rio Romagna Sbaragli, 1984
Marrone di Castiglione dei Emilia- – 059–100 00–6 – Bassi and
Pepoli Romagna Sbaragli, 1984
Marrone di Montepastore Emilia- – 061–80 00–5 – Bassi and
Romagna Sbaragli, 1984
Palummina Campania – 064 02 – Bassi and
Sbaragli, 1984
sprouting, but were not when used as rootstocks. Their compatibility was excellent
(Figure 10).
Other alternatives evaluated as rootstocks in Spain are the following hybrid clones
(Pereira-Lorenzo y Fernandez-Lopez, 1997a): CHR-137 (125), CHR-31 (2), CHR-
149 (90025), CHR-147 (431), CHR-167 (19) and 776, and hybrids CHR-137 and
CHR-162, which were previously recommended by Urquijo (1957).