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Sheldon
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Pandora wrote:
> "Dee Randall" writes:
> > "This tree, once the dominant species over much of our Eastern forests,
> > was brought down by a disease."
> > http://www.munic.state.ct.us/BURLINGTON/chestnuttree.htm
> > For decades plant pathologists and breeders tried to create a
> > blight-resistant tree by crossing our own species with the resistant
> > Chinese tree, but always with unsatisfactory results. Now, advances in our
> > understanding of genetics have shown us where those early researchers went
> > wrong. More importantly, we now know what path we must take to
> > successfully breed an American chestnut with resistance to this deadly
> > invader. We now know we can have this precious tree back. (American
> > Chestnut Foundation.)"
>
> Do they know the name of the fungus?
Abundanza Wopinicchio Posteriosis . dagosa
> "Dee Randall" writes:
> > "This tree, once the dominant species over much of our Eastern forests,
> > was brought down by a disease."
> > http://www.munic.state.ct.us/BURLINGTON/chestnuttree.htm
> > For decades plant pathologists and breeders tried to create a
> > blight-resistant tree by crossing our own species with the resistant
> > Chinese tree, but always with unsatisfactory results. Now, advances in our
> > understanding of genetics have shown us where those early researchers went
> > wrong. More importantly, we now know what path we must take to
> > successfully breed an American chestnut with resistance to this deadly
> > invader. We now know we can have this precious tree back. (American
> > Chestnut Foundation.)"
>
> Do they know the name of the fungus?
Abundanza Wopinicchio Posteriosis . dagosa