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These two mature American chestnuts are in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. Trees like these are extremely rare. Endophytes collected from these trees were included in this research.
These two mature American chestnuts are in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. Trees like these are extremely rare. Endophytes collected from these trees were included in this research.
A battle to the death: Blight vs. Endophytes
The blight fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica) was matched against each of the endophytes isolated (109 total) from stem tissue in an in vitro cultivation test performed in petri dishes on potato-dex...
Endophyte isolation
American chestnut stems, like all woody plants, have a diversity of symbiotic fungi and bacteria growing within their tissues. These symbionts do not cause disease, and many may confer benefits to...
Reservoirs for endophytes
Living American chestnuts are easy to find throughout the Appalachian mountains. The blight fungus only affects the above ground portion of the plant, leaving the ancient root-stalks of these forme...