The invention relates to a walnut cultivation method comprising the specific steps of field preparation, seed selection, field planting, fertilization and
water delivery, field management, tree body trimming and
pruning, and
pest control and
disease control. In the field preparation step, wide line spacing and narrow line spacing are arranged alternately, wherein the width of a wide line is 100-120cm and the width of a narrow line is 29-33cm, and water pipes are laid in the middle of the narrow lines. Vigorous seedlings of improved varieties are selected, wherein the seedlings are
juglans sigillata dode or XiXiang walnut seedlings with heights higher than 0.35m and base
diameter larger than 0.015m are selected. A
taproot retention length is higher than 0.155m, and a
lateral root number is larger than 16. In the field management step, with the
water delivery pipe,
soil water content is maintained at 70-85% of a maximal field
water capacity, and
fertilizer is delivered during
water delivery. According to the method, a narrow line is arranged between every two lines, such that a
plant border line dominance is artificially created, light
transmittance between walnut plants is increased, and
photosynthetic efficiency is improved. The method facilitates walnut
plant top dressing, water delivery and harvesting, and facilitates
nutrient balanced application and absorption.
Wind stress on the plants is reduced, and walnut yield is improved.