American Chestnut Tree | Electronic Field Trip to the Forest

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Chestnut chestnut tree identification observation documentation cross pollination pollination genetics reproduction blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica chestnut blight pollination control reproduction harvest blight controlled pollination genetics traits
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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American Chestnut Tree | Electronic Field Trip to the Forest

See the devastating impact of blight on the American chestnut tree in this annotated slideshow adapted from KET's Electronic Field Trip to the Forest. Learn the scientific processes scientists use to identify the remaining trees, document their locations, and cross-pollinate them with other varieties of chestnut trees to create hybrids that are blight-resistant.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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