Niagara Gazette2 天
'Tis the season for roasting chestnuts. But in the US, native ones are almost gone
It’s been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It’s no longer the variety whose smell ...
Hackaday24 天
Hacking Trees To Bring Back The American Chestnut
One approach is based on conventional plant breeding techniques and has been crossing blight and PRR-resistant Chinese chestnuts with the American type. PRR resistance has been found to be less ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer7 天
American chestnuts are almost gone
The American Chestnut Foundation, among others, has been trying for decades to breed a hybrid that is mostly American in genetics but with the fungus-fighting traits of the Chinese type.
SFGate9 天
'Tis the season for roasting chestnuts. But in the US, native ones are almost gone
The American Chestnut Foundation, among others, has been trying for decades to breed a hybrid that is mostly American in genetics but with the fungus-fighting traits of the Chinese type.