Commercial Varieties of Hezelnut

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Tonda Giffoni	Medium vigour trees. Hard shell. Kernel weight ~1.8 g. Nuts flat, brownish colour prominent at stem end with brown streaks towards tip.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Tonda Romana	Medium vigour trees. Moderately hard shell. Kernel weight ~1.98 g. Partial kernel filling, dark brown at stem end turning brown towards tip.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Gentile Delle Langhe	Medium vigour trees. Comparatively soft shell. Kernel weight ~2.4 g with complete filling. Creamy white kernel with brown streaks and pointed beak.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Kashmir Selection	Large vigorous trees, single to multi-branched. Kernel weight ranges from 0.48–0.55 g.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand