In the last years, demand for new eco-friendly ingredients has increased on cosmetic market. Consumers are more aware of sustainable principles and, simultaneously, conscious regarding skin aging process. Chestnut (Castanea sativa) shells a food by-product produced in high quantities Europe. This waste been described as rich source phenolic compounds with biological effects, such antioxidant, a...

Abstract Chestnut rot caused by Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi is considered a severe threat to the production of chestnuts from European chestnut ( Castanea sativa Mill.) in Australia and overseas. Currently, most control strategies are applied post-harvest little known about use fungicides reduce nut infection orchards early season. This research evaluated effectiveness various against pathogen vi...

In Turkey, sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, is an important species cultivated for wood, tannin and edible nuts. A nut disease was observed on chestnut trees located in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey (40°47′47.92″N-31°20′22.34″E). Symptoms were 19 out 100 nuts collected surveyed area (c. 1–2 ha) October 2021. The casual pathogen isolated from a diseased with brown discolouration (Fig. 1...