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Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops. Vol. 1

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Chestnut, an Ancient Crop with Future 143<br />

Figure 20. Too strong prune accompanied additional grafting can <strong>of</strong>ten kill the old tree.<br />

Weevils reduce the harvest considerably. Chemical treatments can be applied to<br />

the trees before harvest but they compromise the woodl<strong>and</strong> ecology because chestnut<br />

it is an extensive crop occupying large areas. Two methods for controling weevils<br />

are practiced: (1) Some collectors ‘jobbers’ apply methyl bromide to kill weevils<br />

before delivering the nuts to the industry or central markets. (2) ‘Curatura’ is an

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