Walnut diversity and breeding in Kyrgyzstan

The article provides information about the form diversity and selection of walnuts in the natural walnut forests of Kyrgyzstan. In walnutfruit forests, there is a wide variety of forms of walnut and other wild fruit species. The species and intraspecific diversity of wild fruit trees and shrubs allows selecting the best forms for creating highly productive plantations in various forest conditions in order to obtain high yields of nuts and other fruits. Methods of selection and criteria for selecting the best forms of walnuts are described