Genetic modification is the only credible path to restoring the blight-wracked American chestnut. Bruce Beehler is a ...

As molecular plant pathology research advances, 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 ...

Chestnut blight wipes out American chestnut trees and has no cure. Dealing with plant diseases such as tomato plant diseases can be challenging for gardeners or landscaping enthusiasts.

The concepts, techniques, and gene cassettes we develop for the American chestnut will have broad applications in managing diseases affecting other important tree species such as Dutch-elm disease and ...

In other words, it gives the trees a natural resistance to the disease that has almost destroyed them. Some have suggested that it would be better just to let the American chestnut tree vanish.

While many trees in the southern range were killed by Phytophthora root rot (PRR), the chestnut blight leaves roots intact, so many chestnuts have been surviving by growing back from the roots ...

It’s a medium-sized tree that likes to grow in primarily ... strike their opponent’s conker in an attempt to break it. The horse-chestnut has shown to be very sensitive to a variety of pests and ...