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Analysis of Environment-Marker Associations in American Chestnut [PDF]
Forests, 2018 American chestnut (Castanea dentata Borkh.) was a dominant tree species in its native range in eastern North America until the accidentally introduced fungus Cryphonectria parasitica (Murr.) Barr, that causes chestnut blight, led to a collapse of the ...
C. Dana Nelson +8 more
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Modeling and Analysis of American Chestnut Populations Subject to Various Stages of Infection
Letters in Biomathematics, 2014 American chestnuts, Castanea dentata, were once a dominant tree in eastern deciduous forests of the United States before the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, was introduced unintentionally in the early 1900s in New York.
Anita Davelos Baines +2 more
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ForestsThe cross-hybridization of American chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.) with Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Bl.) is a promising strategy for restoring a blight-resistant strain of this keystone species to the Appalachian mountains.
Denis S Willett, Camila C Filgueiras
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Restoration of the American Chestnut in New Jersey
, 2006 This is a study of the American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) and its restoration in New Jersey. The study is broken down into four sections: History; Value; Restoration Efforts; and Chestnut Blight.
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European and American chestnuts: An overview of the main threats and control efforts
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Chestnuts are multipurpose trees significant for the economy and wildlife. These trees are currently found around the globe, demonstrating their genetic adaptation to different environmental conditions. Several biotic and abiotic stresses have challenged
Patrícia Fernandes +6 more
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Plants, 2022 Chestnut (Castanea spp., Fagaceae family) is an economically and ecologically valuable species. The main goals of chestnut production vary among species and countries and depend on the ecological characteristics of orchards, agronomic management, and the
Yanpeng Wang +8 more
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Trees, Forests and People, 2023 American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was a multifunctional hardwood tree species that provide both economic and ecological benefits in the United States. It was a major source of timber before the chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) invasion wiped
Segun M. Adeyemo, Joshua J. Granger
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Wind Erosion Resistance Effect of Conservation Tillage: The Case of Chestnut Soil in Mongolian Plateau [PDF]
Revista Ciência Agronômica, 2023 >To quantitatively evaluate the effect of stubble height and mulching on soil resistance to wind erosion in protected cultivated chestnut soil farmland under different wind speed conditions, tests were carried out on conservation and conventional tillage
Xin Tong +3 more
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A plan to diversify a transgenic blight‐tolerant American chestnut population using citizen science
Plants, People, Planet, 2020 Societal Impact Statement Over four billion American chestnut trees have been killed as a result of an introduced pathogen, the chestnut blight fungus.
Jared W. Westbrook +3 more
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eLife, 2021 Invasive microbial species constitute a major threat to biodiversity, agricultural production and human health. Invasions are often dominated by one or a small number of genotypes, yet the underlying factors driving invasions are poorly understood.
Lea Stauber +4 more
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