USDA Opens Public Comment Period for Blight-Tolerant American Chestnut
June 09, 2025
June 09, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced the availability of a revised petition, draft environmental impact statement, and draft plant pest risk assessment concerning the determination of nonregulated status for a blight-tolerant American chestnut tree.
Developed through genetic engineering by the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, this chestnut (Darling 54 Casta . . .
Developed through genetic engineering by the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, this chestnut (Darling 54 Casta . . .