Importance of walnut (Juglans regia L.) within Republic of Moldova
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PÎNTEA, Maria, COZMIC, Radu, BOROZAN, Emilian. Importance of walnut (Juglans regia L.) within Republic of Moldova. In: Life sciences in the dialogue of generations: connections between universities, academia and business community, Ed. 2, 29-30 septembrie 2022, Chişinău. Chișinău, Republica Moldova: Moldova State University, 2022, pp. 54-55. ISBN 978-9975-159-80-7.
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Life sciences in the dialogue of generations: connections between universities, academia and business community 2022
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2, Chişinău, Moldova, 29-30 septembrie 2022

Importance of walnut (Juglans regia L.) within Republic of Moldova

CZU: 634.51(478)

Pag. 54-55

Pîntea Maria, Cozmic Radu, Borozan Emilian
 
Practical Scientific Institute of Horticulture and Food Technology
 
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Disponibil în IBN: 14 noiembrie 2022


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Among fruit growing species in the Republic of Moldova, the walnut is the most representative and the most appreciated from economic, social, ecological and aesthetical points of view. Always walnut has been a symbol of prodigality, virtue, resistance and wellbeing for Moldovan people. Walnut image is presented in the folk songs, romances, ballads, sayings, riddles, ceremonial customs mentioned in the writings of the local folklorists. It is a secular tradition to plant one walnut tree when a son is born into the family. Peasants always like to plant a walnut tree at the comer of their house - a pleasant place for recreation. Usually respected household have a tall and vigorous tree, which would be able to listen and understand you so well. Thus, it is the spirit of the people of Moldovan lands to grow walnuts. The walnut has multiple uses due primarily to the food value of its fruits, leaves, and due to its quality wood, highly appreciated in the furniture industry, as well as the use of trees in some cases to fix kneaded and degraded land. Aesthetic and ecological role of walnuts is well known in the frame of different kind of social places (for example: parks, schools, sanatoriums, monasteries). Walnuts are the preferable tree species on secondary roadsides, alleys and usually serve as a basic species in the different kind of alleys and forest belts. Like in other regions dried nuts are gifted to children during religious celebrations. The dried kernel is used in preparing pies, cakes, candies and ice cream as well as simple foods like honey with kernel, etc. A special roly-poly called “invirtita” is present at Christmas, Easter and other religious celebrations and commemorations. Nuts kernel is an important ingredient of diverse culinary dishes such as salads, pastes, etc. Green nuts are used to make balsam, “sugariness”. Alcoholic extracts from kernels mixed with different medicinal herbs, to vitaminize wines and spirits, which are used in medical scope too. The juvenile fruits are used for the preparation of different special extracts as an antidysentery or intestinal astringent function. Over centuries in our country shelled fresh kernel is eaten during the month of September (when lipids content is minimal), after special religious days, 29 August - Walnut Easter. Excellent edible and technical oil is extracted from walnut kernels, which is usually used also for technical purposes: in painting, to obtain technical ink and in the preparation of numerous cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. Among others fruit growing species in the Republic of Moldova, Green nuts are used to make balsam, “sugariness”. Alcoholic extracts from kernels mixed with different medicinal herbs, to vitaminize wines and spirits, which are used in medical scope too. The juvenile fruits are used for the preparation of different special extracts as an antidysentery or intestinal astringent function. Over centuries in our country shelled fresh kernel is eaten during the month of September (when lipids content is minimal), after special religious days, 29 August - Walnut Easter. Excellent edible and technical oil is extracted from walnut kernels, which is usually used also for technical purposes: in painting, to obtain technical ink and in the preparation of numerous cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. Walnut leaves are also used differently.

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Juglans regia L., varieties, culinary, pharmaceutical properties, furniture and wood industry, adaptability, Productivity