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Growth of American chestnut and incidence of chestnut blight in the forest understory

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Abstract

Three hundred individuals of American chestnut, Castanea dentata, at Mountain Lake Biological Station, elevation 1,160 m, were monitored over two field seasons for incidence and growth of cankers caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica.

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Citation

Milo, Amy. 2010. Growth of American chestnut and incidence of chestnut blight in the forest understory. In: Rentch, James S.; Schuler, Thomas M., eds. 2010. Proceedings from the conference on the ecology and management of high-elevation forests in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. 2009 May 14-15; Slatyfork, WV. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-64. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 238.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/36739