Once a defining tree of eastern forests, the American chestnut was nearly erased by a foreign fungus within a few human generations. A genetically engineered line known as Darling 54 has now pushed ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Roll over John Muir and tell Johnny Appleseed the news: biotechnology is coming to the forest and orchard. Scientists are planting genetically engineered trees in dozens of research ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Chestnuts harvested from high branches on a chilly fall morning look typical: they’re marble sized, russet colored and nestled in prickly burs. But many are like no other nuts in ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The USDA has begun a 45-day open comment period for its review of genetically-grown chestnut tree, developed by researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ...

Adding too much water to your plants can damage them as much as not having enough water. In the environment, plants submerged under excessive rain have limited access to light and oxygen, which ...

Meagher agrees with critics who argue that his solution isn't ideal — but he says the trees beat the current clean-up method of digging out contaminated sites and dumping the tainted soil in toxic ...