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Thursday, August 04, 2022
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Bethlehem CT
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The chestnut orchard. There are trees from all around the world all with varying degrees of resistance to chestnut blight. One scientist is studying the effects of a mycorrhizae that has been found growing on the roots of healthy mature American chestnuts. This particular mycorrhizae strain is not found in association with the stump sprout saplings that abound in the woods around here Perhaps it imparts a level of protection. The work they do at the experiment station is fascinating and we can thank them for a lot of things. For example the mamophaga fungus which has helped stop the gypsy moths was discovered. and brought to the us by scientists working at the ct ag station. Initially they thought the introduction had failed to take but several years after introducing it the gypsy moths were dying off soon after hatching. The fungus is now dispersed and works great as long as we have a wet may
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