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Characterisation and pathogenicity of Cryphonectria parasitica on sweet chestnut and sessile oak trees in Serbia

Plant Protection Science, 2019
The presence of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) M.E. Barr was studied in six natural and planted stands of sweet chestnut in Serbia. The fungus was detected on the sweet chestnut in five localities and on the sessile oak in one locality.
Dragan Karadžić, Zlatan Radulović, Katarzyna Sikora, Zoran Stanivuković, Vesna Golubović Ćurguz, Tomasz Oszako, Ivan Milenković   +6 more
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From Waste to Resource: Utilizing Sweet Chestnut Waste to Produce Hydrothermal Carbon for Water Decontamination

C++ Conference, 2023
Carbonaceous materials are a highly appealing class of adsorbents, owing to their exceptional properties, such as high surface area and thermal and chemical stability. These materials have found successful applications in water purification.
S. Izquierdo, Nazaret Pacheco, C. Durán-Valle, I. López-Coca   +3 more
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Patterns of genetic variation and the potential origin of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) stands far from its natural northern distribution edge

Silvae Genetica, 2023
Castanea sativa Mill. is an important European tree species that has been used for timber and nut production since Greek and Roman times. In Germany, the species accounts for only a small proportion of forest stands but it is attracting increasing ...
O. Caré, Oleksandra Kuchma, B. Hosius, Wolfgang Voth, E. Thurm, L. Leinemann   +5 more
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Chestnut Cultivar Identification through the Data Fusion of Sensory Quality and FT-NIR Spectral Data

Foods, 2021
The world production of chestnuts has significantly grown in recent decades. Consumer attitudes, increasingly turned towards healthy foods, show a greater interest in chestnuts due to their health benefits.
Piermaria Corona, Maria Teresa Frangipane, Roberto Moscetti, Gabriella Lo Feudo, Tatiana Castellotti, Riccardo Massantini   +5 more
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Assessing the Genetic Variability of Sweet Chestnut Varieties from the Tuscan Apennine Mountains (Italy)

Agronomy, 2023
Castanea sativa Mill. is a valuable species with historical and economic importance in Europe, particularly in the Mediterranean area. In Italy, chestnut cultivation has been developed for centuries, leading to the recognition of more than 300 varieties.
L. Bini, M. Gori, S. Nin, Roberto Natale, E. Meacci, E. Giordani, S. Biricolti   +6 more
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Preservation of sweet chestnut genetic resources (Castanea sativa Mill.) against attack by chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, 1951)

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2018
European sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) is one of the most important wood species due to its environmental and economic role in many agro-forestry systems. Chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, 1951) is currently the most dangerous
Rebecca VOLLMEIER, Gregor OSTERC, Zlata LUTHAR   +2 more
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The Effect of Supplementing Pig Diet with Chestnut Wood Extract or Hops on Fresh Meat and Dry-Cured Products

Applied Sciences, 2020
Oxidation is one of the major reasons for impaired quality of meat and meat products but can be prevented by the addition of antioxidants. In the present study, the effect of dietary sweet chestnut wood extract and hop cones on the quality and oxidative ...
Urška Tomažin, Martin Škrlep, Maja Prevolnik Povše, Nina Batorek-Lukač, Danijel Karolyi, Matjaž Červek, Marjeta Čandek-Potokar   +6 more
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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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A modeling approach to determine substitutive tree species for sweet chestnut in stands affected by ink disease

Journal of Forest Research
Biological invasions, driven mainly by human activities, pose significant threats to global ecosystems and economies, with fungi and fungal-like oomycetes playing a pivotal role. Ink disease, caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi and P.
Malve Heinz, S. Prospero
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How future-proof is Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) in a global change context?

, 2021
In the debate about tree species suited to cope with the ongoing global changes, Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) is frequently discussed as a potentially future-proof tree species for Central Europe.
M. Conedera, P. Krebs, E. Gehring, J. Wunder, L. Hülsmann, M. Abegg, Janet Maringer   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source