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The articles summarized above have appeared in an NNGA Annual report and are an example of the kind of information in the NNGA library. An index of NNGA Annual Reports from 1910 - 1974 which can lead you to other articles on chestnuts is available for purchase.

When ordering an article, its name, length, and the Annual Report it is in is required. Note this information for inclusion on the order form.

• Growing Chinese Chestnuts in Missouri
  

  by University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry, 1999, 12 pages

  
  
• The Chestnut Marketing Association
  

  by R.D. Wallace, 4 pp

  
  85th Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association - 1994
  

  R.D. Wallace discusses potential markets for American-grown Chestnuts and the role of the Chestnut Marketing Association in the marketing process.

• The Clearwing Chestnut Moth, Synanthedon castaneae(Busck) (Lepidoptera:Sesiidae) and Two Other Clearwings trapped in Connecticut
  

  by S.L. Anagnostakis, K.M. Welch, K. Scarborough and T.D. Eichlin, 3 pp

  
  85th Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association - 1994
  

  Anagnostakis, et al. provide results of insect traps for several species of chestnut moth.

• Inheritance of Juvenile Leaf and Stem Morphological Traits in Crosses of Chinese and American Chestnut
  

  by F.V. Hebard, 12 pp

  
  85th Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association - 1994
  

  A scientific article describing genetic experiments and studies on cross breeding Chinese and American chestnuts. The aim of this work is to transfer the blight resistance of the Chinese chestnut to the American chestnut.

• Protecting Chestnut Trees from Blight
  

  by S.L. Anagnostakis, 6 pp

  
  85th Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association - 1994
  

  Sandra Anagnostakis describes the use of mudpacks and hypovirulence to prevent the destruction of chestnut trees.

• Dreaming the American Chestnut Dream
  

  by William L. Cicciarelli, 3 pp

  
  85th Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association - 1994
  

  William Cicciarelli takes issue with cross breeding the American and Chinese Chestnut in favor of selective pollination. "At what generation can it be assured that all future generations will have the physical traits and genes of the American chestnut? This may also be a long path."

• An Update on Growing and Marketing Chestnuts on the Pacific Coast
  

  by Omroa Bhagwandin, 7 pp

  
  85th Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association - 1994
  

  Omroa Bhagwandin discusses West Coast nurseries, chestnut orcharding on the West Coast, and a 1992 marketing report.

• Graft Compatibility Among Chestnut (Castanea) Species
  

  by H. Huang, J.D. Norton, G.E. Boyhan, and B.R. Abrahams, 9 pp

  
  85th Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association - 1994
  

  Hongwen Huang, J.D. Norton, G.E. Boyhan and B.R. Abrahams discuss the results of grafting American, Japanese, and Chinese chestnuts.

• THE CHESTNUT COOK BOOK

  by Annie Bhagwandin, 1996, 123 pp

   
  
• IL CASTAGNO DA FRUTTO (Italian)

  Paglietta, Roberto and Giancarlo Bounous, 1979, 189 pp

   
  

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