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Videos from the 2016 Annual Meeting

Many thanks to everyone who attended our 2016 Annual Meeting! We had a great turnout and a fantastic set of speakers.

Thanks to the UGA Forestry and Natural Resources School, the presentations given at the meeting were recorded. So if you couldn’t make the meeting, you can get caught up on chestnut research by checking out the presentations below!

Martin Cipollini – Breeding Program Update

https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/t/1_y29gm6fw

 

Nathan Klaus – Wild Chestnuts in Georgia

https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/t/1_7sep3xbw

 

Bill Powell – Transgenics in Restoration (Keynote presentation)

https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/t/1_1a4kaoir

 

Scott Merkle – Somatic Embryogenesis

https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/t/1_j1h73ql7

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The Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
1 week ago
The Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation

Last week under the leadership of Karrie Ann Fadroski and Jack Rogers, another orchard work day was held at UNG's Hurricane Creek chestnut orchard. This is the site where about 100 trees were planted via direct-seeding in March. This relatively new project is a site where trees are being evaluated for their resistance to Phytophthora root rot (PRR), a devastating root rot disease sometimes called black root rot or black ink disease. Part of this round of work included weed control and part was maintenance of the electric deer fence. ... See MoreSee Less

Last week under the leadership of Karrie Ann Fadroski and Jack Rogers, another orchard work day was held at UNGs Hurricane Creek chestnut orchard. This is the site where about 100 trees were planted via direct-seeding in March. This relatively new project is a site where trees are being evaluated for their resistance to Phytophthora root rot (PRR), a devastating root rot disease sometimes called black root rot or black ink disease. Part of this round of work included weed control and part was maintenance of the electric deer fence.Image attachment
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The Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation
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The Georgia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation

Saturday's annual GA-TACF meeting at KSU was a great success! Please check out some of the photos from the day which included several presentations on the campus followed by lunch and a field tour at KSU's Field Station. ... See MoreSee Less

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Thanks for allowing the public to attend ~ this was super interesting!

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