Can fungal endophytes protect American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) from blight (Cryphonectria parasitica)?

By Brandon Potter
Backed by Christopher Raven, Eric Foss, Pureum Kim, Mirella Vivoli, PhD, and Eric D. Walters
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Cottage Grove, Oregon
BiologyEcology
$76
Raised of $3,190 Goal
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Ended on 9/29/17
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Lab Notes

These two mature American chestnuts are in the Pisgah...
August 18, 2017
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A battle to the death: Blight vs. Endophytes
August 15, 2017
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Endophyte isolation
August 15, 2017
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Reservoirs for endophytes
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