"Gold Shaw Farm, located in Peacham, VT, is a 158-acre homestead-in-progress. Started in 2016 by Morgan and Allison Gold, ...

These rooted plants are put in potting mix and then they go through an acclimatization process. This has proven to be the most difficult part of American chestnut tissue culture. The plants are very ...

American chestnut is highly susceptible to the fungus which enters the tree through any small wound or crack in the bark. The fungus replicates beneath the bark and produces toxins which lead to plant ...

Arborists and plant scientists have been carrying out selective breeding and hybridization using various chestnut species since the 1920s to create a blight-resistant American chestnut.

This outrage stems from Chestnut’s decision to sign an endorsement deal with the plant-based brand Impossible Foods. While that company was fine with him patriotically guzzling Nathan’s ...

more and more genes are being identified with a plant's ability to defend itself against disease (see Powell et al. 2006). In order to enhance blight-tolerance in the American chestnut tree, we are ...

The American Chestnut Foundation recognizes you can ... One approach is based on conventional plant breeding techniques and has been crossing blight and PRR-resistant Chinese chestnuts with ...

Dickson's Farm in Conway County was pastureland used for hay production. Now, it's full of hundreds of rows of saplings meant ...

(Bloomberg) — Startup Chestnut Carbon has raised $160 million to plant, restore and manage trees on degraded farmland, generating carbon credits for customers that include Microsoft Corp. The ...