chestnut blight

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American Chestnut Blight
... chestnut, and post oak. Species Host: Attacks American Chestnut THREE AMERICAN TRAGEDIES: CHESTNUT BLIGHT, BUTTERNUT CANKER, AND DUTCH ELM DISEASE An American Chestnut Comeback? - from About Forestry More on American Chestnut Blight ...
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New Disease Reports - Occurrence of Cryphonectria parasitica the causal agent of Chestnut blight in Iran
... causal agent of Chestnut blight in Iran Reports Search NDR About NDR Editors Author Info Submission Links Occurrence of Cryphonectria parasitica the causal agent of Chestnut blight in Iran M.N ... C. parasitica causing chestnut blight in Iran. References Griffin G, Elkins J, Tomimatsu G, Hebard FV, 1978. Virulence of Endothia parasitica isolated from surviving American chestnut trees. In: MacDonald ...
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Chestnut Blight
... Chestnut blight is actively growing and sporulating. Of the three best known chestnut species, the American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) is the most susceptible to chestnut blight, and the Chinese chestnut ... Chestnut blight that has encircled and killed an American chestnut tree Scientists are also evaluating biological control for the management of chestnut blight. Some strains of the Chestnut blight ...
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The American Chestnut Foundation
... by TACF to breed a blight-resistant American chestnut tree. Below.... chestnut trees covered with snow The goal of THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION is to restore the American chestnut tree to its native ... as the chestnut blight, during the first half of the 20th century. An estimated 4 billion American chestnuts, 1/4 of the hardwood tree population, grew within this range. The American chestnut ...
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The American Chestnut Foundation
... Chestnut Blight 2005 HEADLINES Trying to Light A Fire Under Chestnut Revival December 29, 2005 ~ Washington Post Back-Breeding Could Restore Chestnut Trees Ravaged by Blight ...
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... Chestnut was very common in the Southern Appalachian mountains. It was important ecologicaly and economically to the people of the region. Distribution and spread of Chestnut Blight Symptoms of Chestnut Blight ... following death of the tree. Roots of the chestnut are not infected by the fungus. Signs of Chestnut Blight Chestnut blight is caused by Cryphonectria parasitica (Murr.) Barr [synonym ...
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American chestnut research & restoration project, SUNY-ESF
... Chestnut Research and Restoration Project at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY Directors: Dr. Charles A. Maynard and Dr. William A. Powell History of the American chestnut and the chestnut blight. Before the turn of the century, the eastern half of the United States was dominated by the American chestnut. Because it ...
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American Chestnut
... American Chestnut Castanea dentata American Chestnut A mature chestnut tree that has survived the blight, in central Virginia. Once the most common tree in the Appalachian mountains, this tree is ... the hardest to find in the canopy of those forests. Starting in 1904, the American chestnut blight, a fungus known as Cryphonectria parasitica, spread through the eastern forests from New York City ...
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Chestnut
... 2-3 inch diameter, sharp branching spines Chestnut (American Chestnut) Castanea dentata Until the imported chestnut blight hit this tree about 1904, the American Chestnut was one the most regal residents of the ... the nuts for food. Today, several other kinds of chestnut tree from other parts of the World, including the Chinese Chestnut, are planted as ornamentals. As with their predecessor, the ...
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The Canadian Chestnut Council
... Chestnut Council - A Decade of Progress American Chestnut - A Threatened Species in Canada Current Status of American Chestnut in Canada Distribution of American Chestnut in Ontario Chestnut Blight ...
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