Background worldwide chestnut production is~ 2.353 Tg (FAO, 2020). The global chestnut
production has increased steadily over the last decade, which is due to consumers' salient …

As the requirements of modern society change, the demand for versatile food, which is not
only nutritious but easily processed and preserved, is increasing. Chestnut, with vast …

Chestnut cultivation and production in Spain has employed grafted seedlings from selected
local cultivars. Previously, we have characterised the Spanish cultivars by morphological …

Wind, insects, or both? The pollination mode of chestnuts, an important genus of nut-
producing forest trees of the Fagaceae family, is still unclear. We revisit this old question …

Sweet chestnut plantations, irrespective of their main productive orientation (nut or timber
production), are key elements of the landscape as well as the cultural heritage of the areas …

The aim of this work was the formulation of adhesives for particleboards based on tannins
extracted from industrial lignocellulosic wastes, namely chestnut shell, chestnut bur and …

The genus Castanea, chestnuts and chinkapins, belongs to the family Fagaceae, which
includes other important timber producing genera such as Quercus and Fagus. The genus …

The production of chestnut (Castanea sativa Miller) is mostly concentrated in Europe.
Chestnut is recognized by its high content of antioxidants and phytosterols. This work aimed …

Castanea species have enormous potential for broad applications in the biomedical
sciences and chemical wood industries. Due to the occurrence of fungal diseases …

Ink disease caused by Phytophthora cambivora is a major disease of sweet chestnut
(Castanea sativa). In two C. sativa stands in central Italy, one (Montesanti) that is infected …