Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu is a species originating from China that, during the 20th century, has spread rapidly throughout many countries, affecting mainly different of genus Castanea spp. In fact, it considered to be most important pest chestnut trees (Castanea sativa Miller), causing significant production losses. The adoption complementary measures chemical and biological controls woul...

Abstract Around the world, isolate collections in mycological institutes have long preserved valuable specimens and information for science. In present study, we determine Cryphonectria -like taxonomic rarities our 10–24 years old collection from Balkans to link dry mycelium with DNA data. Using ITS sequences, confirm first time occurrence of carpinicola on a Carpinus tree extend range radicali...

Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) belongs to the family Fagaceae and sub family Castaneoideae. Bioactive components such as tannins are present in sweet chestnut in high proportion giving astringent bitter taste and reducing their palatability. Roasting reduces the anti-nutritional factors in chestnut. This study was conducted to compare the effects of pan and microwave roasting on physico...

Richards, Lundqvist-Korf and Hossfeld growth functions were fi tted to age-height data of European chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) dominant trees on the northern slopes of Belasitsa mountain, Southwest Bulgaria. Th e model prediction performance was evaluated using quantitative as well as qualitative examinations. Goodness of fi t of each model was estimated by the coeffi cient of determinatio...

The chestnut tree is an important forestry species worldwide, as well a valuable food resource. Over recent years, Portugal has shown increasing trend in area, increases production, hinting at the socioeconomic relevance of this agro-forestry species. In study, bioclimatic indices are applied to analyse spatial distribution trees mainland Portugal, namely growing degree days (GDD; 1900–2400 °C)...