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Plant reintroduction

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

USDA Chestnut Tree Research Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0491
Content Description

The USDA Chestnut Tree Research Records documents chestnut tree seed distribution and growth across the United States, England, and Canada in the early-to-mid-twentieth century. The program served to reintroduce and monitor the progress of various species of chestnut trees following the introduction of Cryphonectria parasitica, or chestnut blight, from East Asia to North America and Europe in the early 1900s.

Dates: 1876-2015; Majority of material found within 1920-1940
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections