Castanea mollissima, also known as the Chinese chestnut, is an Asian species of chestnut tree in the family Fagaceae. It is a deciduous tree growing to 20 metres (66 ft) tall with a broad crown. …

The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce. [1][2][3] They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

More than 80% of the 2 million tons of the global production is harvested in China, followed by Bolivia, Turkey, South Korea and Italy. Greece, Portugal, Japan, Spain and North Korea complete the top 10. Overall chestnuts are planted commercially in 27 countries world wide, but most popular in Asia and Europe.

A highly informative genetic map of Chinese chestnut was constructed to extend genomic studies in the Fagaceae and to aid the introgression of Chinese chestnut blight resistance genes into American chestnut.

Chestnuts (Castanea) are major nut crops in East Asia and southern Europe, and are unique among temperate nut crops in that the harvested seeds are starchy rather than oily. Chestnut species have...

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Nov 8, 2012 · The consensus Chinese chestnut genetic map, spanning 742.4 cM across 12 linkage groups (A–L), has been integrated with the BAC-based physical map from the same species.

Sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa Mill., is an important multipurpose tree species in Asia Minor and Europe. The objective of this study was to investigate variation among eight sweet chestnut...

Interactive Map of the Native Range of Castanea sativa - Sweet chestnut

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