Name: Restoring the American Chestnut Tree by speed breeding at UNE
Uploaded: 12/14/2019 2:46:14 AM
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Description: UNE Profesor Thomas Klak is speed breeding American Chestnut seedlings with a wheat gene which makes them tolerant to the fungal blight that has killed 4 billion.

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Restoring the American Chestnut Tree by speed breeding at UNE

UNE Profesor Thomas Klak is speed breeding American Chestnut seedlings with a wheat gene which makes them tolerant to the fungal blight that has killed 4 billion.

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UNE professor working to restore the American chestnut tree one seed at a time

Professor Thomas Klak is trying to reverse a piece of history and bring back the 4 billion American chestnut trees that were killed in the U.S. by a fungal blight.

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Restoring the American Chestnut Tree by speed breeding

UNE Profesor Thomas Klak is speed breeding American Chestnut seedlings with a wheat gene which makes them tolerant to the fungal blight that has killed 4 billion.

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