Drought, one of the most severe and complex abiotic stresses, is increasingly occurring due
to global climate change and adversely affects plant growth and yield. Grafting is a proven …

Chestnuts are multipurpose trees significant for the economy and wildlife. These trees are
currently found around the globe, demonstrating their genetic adaptation to different …

The main threats to chestnut in Europe are climate change and emerging pathogens.
Although many works have separately addressed the impacts on chestnut of elevated …

Zagros woodlands in Iran are threatened by the decline of Persian oak (Quercus brantii)
trees. Although the main cause of tree mortality is drought stress, bacterial pathogens such …

Increasing temperatures and heat waves decimate the productivity and survival of valuable
trees like the European chestnut (Castanea sativa Miller). The main objectives of this study …

Evidence has been documented in Europe of introgression, the transfer of genetic material,
between Asian chestnut species (Castanea crenata and C. mollissima) and the native C …

Ink disease caused by the root-rot pathogen P. cinnamomi (Pc) threatens European sweet
chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) orchards, and growers increasingly graft susceptible C …

Chestnut forests are undergoing increasing heat stress due to the current global warming,
but little is known about the physiology and biochemistry responses of Castanea sativa Mill …

Ink disease caused by the hemibiotrophic root pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi (Pc) is
devastating for the European chestnut (Castanea sativa), unlike Asian chestnuts and …

The demand for the nut crops in the world has increased due to their nutritional value and
economic returns. The increasing importance of nuts in healthy diet has led to the breeding …