Agroforestry (AF) has become an important strategy in reconciling the contradictory
requirements of environmental protection and economic development in ecologically fragile …

Agroforestry has an indispensable role in food and livelihood security in addition to its
capacity to combat the detrimental effects of climate change. However, agroforestry has not …

Current breeding programs aim to increase the number of ink-tolerant chestnut trees using
vegetative propagation of selected genotypes. However, the commercial vegetative …

Sweet chestnut agroforestry systems make valuable contributions to the landscape and
environment, fulfilling fundamental functions and processes. Net primary production (NPP) …

Sweet chestnut plantations, irrespective of their main productive orientation (nut or timber
production), are key elements of the landscape as well as the cultural heritage of the areas …

Nature-based solutions (NbS) have received increased interest as cost-effective contributors
to addressing societal challenges, with ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) …

Castanea sativa cv.'Garrone Rosso'and 'Marrone di Castel del Rio'are two of the most prized
varieties in Italy due to their valuable and healthy nuts used for fresh consumption and in the …

Abstract Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) was first detected in Galicia (NW
Spain) in 2014. The wasp then began to spread by stratified dispersal, with the local …

The identification of mountainous areas suitable for chestnut stands for fruit production
(CSFP) is raising increasing interest among researchers. This work aimed to (i) identify the …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal community of the European chestnut has been poorly
investigated, and mostly by sporocarp sampling. We proposed the study of the ECM fungal …