Chestnut blight
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The pathogenic fungus Cryphonectria parasitica is a member of the Ascomycota. This necrotrophic fungus is native to East Asia and South East Asia and was introduced into Europe and North America in th
Chestnut blight
Chestnut blight affecting a young American chestnut
A chestnut tree that has been felled, with blight on its inner bark and trunk
Experimental trials by The American Chestnut Foundation at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Massachusetts
Blight
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Blight is a group of plant diseases sharing a specific symptom caused by infection by a pathogenic organism, often a fungus.
Chestnut blight
…Ca. crenata). These two species have co-evolved with the pathogen, making them most variably resistant to its ill effects. In 1904, the chestnut blight was accidentally introduced to North America by Robert Fortune. Cryphonectria parasitica was introduced into the United States from East Asia via import…
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