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Liver and intestinal protective effects of Castanea sativa Mill. bark extract in high-fat diet rats. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
The effects of Castanea sativa Mill. have been studied in high fat diet (HFD) overweight rats. Natural Extract of Chestnut bark (Castanea sativa Mill.) (ENC®), rich in ellagitannins, has been studied in 120 male Sprague-Dawley rats, divided in four ...
Roberta Budriesi, Fabio Vivarelli, Donatella Canistro, Rita Aldini, Clara Babot Marquillas, Ivan Corazza, Romana Fato, Silvia Cirillo, Christian Bergamini, Antonia D'Errico, Cristiano Bolchi, Monica Cevenini, Alessio Degiovanni, Maria Frosini, Luca Camarda, Alberto Chiarini, Matteo Micucci   +16 more
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Wildfire promotes the invasion of Robinia pseudoacacia in the unmanaged Mediterranean Castanea sativa coppice forests

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023
In the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, Castanea sativa Mill. (Castanea) coppice stands are being invaded by non-native pioneer tree species due to recurrent coppicing and wildfire disturbances. There is a need to control the spread of non-native
Luigi Saulino, Angelo Rita, Adriano Stinca, Greta Liuzzi, Roberto Silvestro, Sergio Rossi, Antonio Saracino   +6 more
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Assessing the susceptibility levels of chestnut cultivars/genotypes to Asian chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu)

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2023
The Asian chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus is a major insect pest affecting chestnut trees worldwide. Due to the galls that it creates on shoots and leaves, this pest prevents shoot development and blooming and decreases the fruit yield.
Başak MÜFTÜOĞLU, Cevriye MERT, Nimet Sema GENÇER   +2 more
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Physical properties of four ring-porous hardwood species: Influence of wood rays on tangential and radial wood shrinkage [PDF]

, 2019
Some relationships between ray proportions, strength and shrinkage properties and basic density in hardwood species were highlighted. A better understanding of their relationships caused by the variation in moisture content in the hygroscopic domain ...
Candelier, Kévin, Elaieb, Mohamed Tahar, Jalleli, Mounir, Langbour, Patrick, Shel, Foued   +4 more
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Understorey phylogenetic diversity in thermophilous deciduous forests : overstorey species identity can matter more than species richness [PDF]

, 2019
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Ampoorter, Evy, Baeten, Lander, Coppi, Andrea, Lazzaro, Lorenzo, Selvi, Federico, Verheyen, Kris   +5 more
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Isolation and characterization by asymmetric PCR of the ENDO1 gene for glucan endo-1,3-β-D-glucosidase in Phytophthora cinnamomi associated with the ink disease of Castanea sativa Mill

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2010
Ink disease is one of the most destructive diseases in Castanea sativa. The most common symptoms are root necrosies and a reduction in root growth, which invariably lead to the death of the trees.
Sofia Meirinho, Marisa Carvalho, Ángel Dominguez, Altino Choupina   +3 more
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What is a tree in the mediterranean basin hotspot? A critical analysis [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Tree species represent 20% of the vascular plant species worldwide and they play a crucial role in the global functioning of the biosphere. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the 36 world biodiversity hotspots, and it is estimated that forests
Arroyo Marín, Juan, Bacchetta, Gianluigi, Barina, Zoltán, Dimopoulos, Panayotis, Monnet, Anne Christine, Médail, Frédéric, Nikolic̈, Toni, Pavon, Daniel   +7 more
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Strong pollen limitation in genetically uniform hybrid chestnut orchards despite proximity to chestnut forests

Annals of Forest Science, 2023
Key message In arboriculture, the number and diversity of pollen donors can have a major impact on fruit production. We studied pollination insurance in hybrid chestnut orchards (C. sativa × C.
Clément Larue, Rémy J. Petit
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Occurrence of oriental chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) in Slovakia - short communication

Plant Protection Science, 2017
During 2014-2016, damage by the oriental chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) was found on sweet chestnut trees at 4 localities in Slovakia. Dryocosmus kuriphilus is a specific plant pest on Castanea spp.
Michal Pástor, Gabriela Juhásová, Dušan Juhás, Ladislav Bakay, Ján Kollár, Tibor Benčať   +5 more
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Linking forest diversity and tree health: preliminary insights from a large-scale survey in Italy [PDF]

, 2018
Forest health is currently assessed in Europe (ICP Forests monitoring program). Crown defoliation and dieback, tree mortality, and pathogenic damage are the main aspects considered in tree health assessment. The worsening of environmental conditions (i.e.
Bussotti, Filippo, Feducci, Matteo, Iacopetti, Giovanni, Maggino, Filomena, Pollastrini, Martina, Selvi, Federico   +5 more
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