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Smith, D. M.  2000.  American Chestnut: Ill-fated Monarch of the Eastern Hardwood Forest.  The Journal of Forestry,  February, pp. 12-15.

Youngs, R. L.  2000.  "A Right Smart Little Jolt"  Loss of the Chestnut Way of Life.  The Journal of Forestry,  February,  pp. 17-21.

Crookshanks, B. 1998.  The Chestnut's Blight of Passage.  in Wonderful West Virginia,  October, pp. 14-17.

Miller, L. 1998. Chestnut Charm. in Garden Gate, October, no. 23, pp. 34-35.

Grey, E. M. 1998. Virginia's American Chestnut Revival. in Virginia Explorer, spring issue, pp. 14-17.

Clarke, G. S. 1997. The Death of King Chestnut & the Hopes for Rebirth. in Blue Ridge Country, vol. X, no. 3, pp. 32-35+.

Caffrey, E. 1996. To See Them Again. in Wildlife in North Carolina, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 24-27.

*Griffin, L. 1995. Battling the Blight. in Goldenseal, vol. 21, no.4, pp. 9-17.

*Dierauf, T. 1993. Current Efforts in Virginia to Restore the American Chestnut. in Virginia Forests, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 15-18.

Cochran, M. F. 1990. Back from the Brink Chestnuts. in National Geographic, vol. 177, no. 2, pp. 128-140.

Enebak, S. 1990. The Holiday Nut. in Natural Science - Nature Walk, December, pp. 330-335.

Newhouse, J. R. 1990. Chestnut Blight. in Scientific American, July, pp. 106-111.

Kidwell, B. 1989. Redwoods of the East. in Progressive Farmer, February, pp. 26-27.

Wigginton, E. ed. 1980. Memories of the American Chestnut. in Foxfire 6. Anchor Books Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden City, NY. pp. 397-421.

Chelminski, R. 1979. A fungus beats the chestnut blight at its own game. in Smithsonian, June, pp. 97-101.

*Jaynes, R. 1978. The Late, Great American Chestnut. in Horticulture, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 26-30.

Sayers, W. B. 1971. The King is Dead, Long Live the King. Part I in American Forests, November, pp. 22-3+; Part II in American Forests, December, pp. 22-23+.

Rood, R. 1968. Don't Count the Spreading Chestnut Out. in Audubon, April, pp. 67-71.

Unknown. 1966. Needed: A Long-Range Program For the American Chestnut. in National Parks Magazine, March, pp. 4-8.

Benedict, C. 1963. The American Chestnut... in Audubon, March- April, pp. 108-112.

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CHESTNUT BLIGHT WORK OF AMERICAN CHESTNUT COOPERATORS

Griffin, G. J., J. D. Eisenback, and K. Oldham. "Widespread distribution of fungivorus Aphelenchoides spp. in blight cankers on American chestnut trees." Journal of Nematology 44.4 (2012): 316.

Griffin, Gary J. "Chestnut blight and its control." Horticultural Reviews, Volume 8, 8 (2011): 291.

Griffin, G. J., et al. "Aphelenchoides hylurgi as a carrier of white, hypovirulent Cryphonectria parasitica and its possible role in hypovirulence spread on blight-controlled American chestnut trees." Journal of nematology 41.4 (2009): 267.

Hogan, E.P. and G. J. Griffin. 2008. Importance of Cryphonectria parasitica stromata production and intermediate-pigmented isolates in spread of Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 on grafted American chestnut trees. For. Path. 38:302-313.

Griffin,G.J., N. Robbins, E. P. Hogan and G. Farias-Santopeitro.  2004.  Nucleotide sequence identification of  Cryphonectria hypoviris 1 infecting Cryphonectria parasitica on grafted American chestnut trees 12-18 years after inoculation with a hypovirulent strain mixture. Forest Pathology. 34 (2004): 33-46.
 
Greenwell, Ed. 2003.   Nut Grafting for American Chestnut Restoration.  The Nutshell  57 (3):  20-23.

Hogan, Eric P. and G. J. Griffin.  2002.  Incomplete movement of  Cryphonectria hypovirus 1  within a vegetative compatibility type of  Cryphonectria parasitica in natural cankers on grafted American chestnut trees.  Forest  Pathathology 32 (2002): 331-344.

Hogan, Eric P. and G. J. Griffin.  2002.  Spread of Cryphonectria hypovirus  1 into 45 vegetative compatibility types of  Cryphonectria parisitica  on grafted American chestnut trees.  Forest Pathology 32 (2002):  73-85.

Diamond, Seth J., R. H. Giles, Jr,  R.L. Kirkpatrick, and G. J. Griffin.  2000.  Hard Mast Production Before and After the Chestnut Blight.  Southern Journal of Applied Forestry.  November, 24(4): 196-201.

Griffin, G. J.  2000.   Blight Control and Restoration of the American Chestnut. Journal of Forestry.  February, 98 (2): 22-27.

Griffin, G. J.  1999.  Frequencies and spatial patterns of white hypovirulent and pigmented strains of Cryphonectria parasitica within blight-controlled cankers on grafted American chestnut trees 15-16 years after inoculation.  European Journal of Forest  Pathology.   December, 29: 377-390.

Robbins, N. and  G.J. Griffin.  1999.  Spread of white hypovirulent strains of Cryphonectria parasitica on grafted American chestnut trees exhibiting a high level of blight control. Eur. J. For. Path. 29:51-64.

Dierauf, T., J. Artman, J. R. Elkins, S. L. Griffin and G. J. Griffin. 1997. High level of chestnut blight control on grafted American chestnut trees inoculated with hypovirulent strains. J. of Arboriculture 23(2): 87-88.

Baker, R. and G. J. Griffin. 1995. Molecular strategies for biological control of fungal plant pathogens. in Novel Approaches to Integrated Pest Management. R. Reuveni, ed. Lewis Pub. Inc. Chelsea, MI.

Griffin, G. J. and S. L. Griffin. 1995. Evaluation of superficial canker instability of hypovirulent Cryphonectria parasitica inoculated on American chestnut trees. Eur. J. For. Path. 25: 351-355.

Farias, G. M., C. Gorbea, J. R. Elkins, and G. J. Griffin. 1994. Purification, characterization, and substrate relationships of the tannase from Cryphonectria parasitica. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 44: 51-63.

Griffin, G. J., M. A. Khan and S. L. Griffin. 1993. Superficial canker instability during winter and virulence of Endothia paracitica associated with managed forest clearcut and plantation American chestnut trees. Can. J. Plant Pathology 15: 159-167.

Griffin, G. J. 1992. American chestnut survival in understory mesic sites following the chestnut blight pandemic. Can. J. Bot. 70: 1950-1956.

Griffin, G. J. 1992. Irradiance characteristics associated with American chestnut survival in forest clearcuts and understory mesic sites. Revista Academia Galega de Ciencias. XI: 5-14.

Farias, G. M., Elkins, J. R. and Griffin, G. J. 1992. Tannase activity associated with Cryphonectria parasitica on American and Chinese chestnut extracts and properties of the enzyme. Eur. J. For. Path. 22: 392-402.

Griffin, G. J., Smith, H. C., Dietz, A. and Elkins, J. R. 1991. Importance of hardwood competition to American chestnut survival, growth, and blight development in forest clearcuts. Can. J. Bot. 69:1804-1809.

Farias, G., Elkins, J. R. and Griffin, G. J. 1991. Biomass and tannase activity associated with growth of Endothia parasitica on allepotannic acid and chestnut extracts. Phytopathology (Abstr.).

Griffin, G. J. 1989. Incidence of chestnut blight and survival of American chestnut in forest clearcut and neighboring understory sites. Plant Dis. 73:123-127.

Roane, M. K., Griffin, G. J. and Elkins, J. R. 1986. Chestnut Blight, Other Endothia Diseases and the Genus Endothia. Am. Phytopathol. Soc. Monograph Series. 53pp.

Griffin, G. J. 1986. Chestnut blight and its control. Horticultural Reviews 8:291-336.

Drury, R. E., R. Baker, and G. J. Griffin. "Calculating the dimensions of the rhizosphere." (1984): 1351-1354.

Griffin, G. J., Wendt, R. A. and Elkins, J. R. 1984. Association of hypovirulent Endothia parasitica with American chestnut in forest clearcuts and with mites. (Abstr.) Phytopathology 74:804.

Hebard, F. V., Griffin, G. J. and Elkins, J. R. 1984. Developmental histopathology of cankers incited by hypovirulent and virulent isolates of Endothia parasitica on susceptible and resistant chestnut trees. Phytopathology 74:140-149.

Wendt, R., Weidhass, J., Griffin, G. J. and Elkins, J. R. 1983. Association of Endothia parasitica with mites isolated from cankers on American chestnut trees. Plant Dis. 67:757-758.

Griffin, G. J., Hebard, F. V., Wendt, R. and Elkins, J. R. 1983. Survival of American chestnut trees: Evaluation of blight resistance and virulence in Endothia parasitica. Phytopathology 73:1084-1092.

Elkins, J. R., Weyand, D., Porterfield, K. and Davis, A. 1983. Evaluation of a role for oxalic acid in the pathogenicity of Endothia parasitica in chestnut blight. (Abstr.) Phytopathology 73:829.

Hebard, F. V., G. J. Griffin, and J. R. Elkins. "Summary of research on biology of hypovirulent and virulent Endothia parasitica on blight-resistant and blight-susceptible Chestnut trees at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University." American Chestnut Proceedings; USDA Forest Service American Chestnut Cooperators' Meeting: Morgantown, WV, USA. 1982.

Griffin, G. J., Elkins, J. R. and Hebard, F. V. 1982. Host- parasite interactions of Endothia parasitica on chestnut species: State of the art. Pages 184-192 in: Proc. U. S. For. Serv. Am. Chestnut Cooperators' Meet. H. C. Smith and W. L. MacDonald, eds. WV University Books, Morgantown. 229pp.

Elkins, J. R., Lawhorn, Z. and Weyand, E. 1982. Utilization of chestnut tannins by Endothia parasitica. Pages 141-144 in: Proc. U. S. For. Serv. Am. Chestnut Cooperators' Meet. H. C. Smith and W. L. MacDonald, eds. WV University Books, Morgantown. 229pp.

Elkins, J. R., and Drum, R. 1981. A correlation between the presence of hamamelitannin and blight susceptibility in American chestnut. (Abstr.) U. S. For. Serv. Am. Chestnut Cooperators' Meet. Gen. Tech Rep. NE-64:17.

Hebard, F. W., G. J. Griffin, and J. R. Elkins. "Implications of chestnut blight incidence in recent clear-cut and mature forests for biological control of Endothia parasitica." US Forest Service American Chestnut Cooperators Meeting (ed. MC Smith). 1981.

Hebard, F. V., and G. J. Griffin. "Implications of chestnut blight incidence in recently clearcut and mature forests to biological control of blight with hypovirulent strains of Endothia parasitica." (1980): 1030-1031.

Jones, C., G. J. Griffin, and J. R. Elkins. 1980. Association of climatic stress with blight on Chinese chestnut in the eastern United States. Plant Dis. 64:1001-1004.

Elkins, J. R., Pate, W. and Hicks, S. 1979. Evidence for a role of hamamelitannin in the pathogenicity of Endothia parasitica. (Abstr.) Phytopathology 69:1027.

Griffin, G. J., et al. "Variation in pathogenicity of American isolates of Endothia parasitica on American chestnut." (1979): 108-109.

Elkins, J. R., et al. "Translocation of methyl-2-benzimidazole carbamate into bark tissue of American chestnut trees following soil injection of benomyl." (1979): 95.

Dietz, A. 1978. The use of ionizing radiation to develop a blight resistant American chestnut, Castanea dentata, through induced mutations. Pages 17-20 in: Proc. Am. Chestnut Symp., W. L. MacDonald, F. C. Cech, J. Luchok, and H. C. Smith, eds. West Virginia University Books, Morgantown. 122pp.

Elkins, J. R., Griffin, G. J., and Stipes, R. J. 1978. Blight development and methyl-2-benzimidazole carbamate levels in bark tissues of American chestnut trees following soil injection of benomyl. Pages 73-79 in: Proc. Am. Chestnut Symp., W. L. MacDonald, F. C. Cech, J. Luchok, and H. C. Smith, eds. West Virginia University Books, Morgantown. 122pp.

Elkins, J. R. and Lewis, J. 1978. Tannin analysis as a screen for blight resistance in large, surviving American chestnut trees. (Abstr.) Proc. WV Acad. Sci. 50:9.

Elkins, J. R., Pate, W. and Porterfield, C. 1978. Utilization by Endothia parasitica of tannins from the bark of chestnut trees. (Abstr.) Proc. WV Acad.Sci. 50:9.

Griffin, G. J., Elkins, J. R., Tomimatsu, G. S. and Hebard, F. V. 1978. Virulence of Endothia parasitica isolated from surviving American chestnut trees. Pages 55-60 in: Proc. Am. Chestnut Symp. W. L. MacDonald, F. C. Cech, J. Luchok, and H. C. Smith, eds. West Virginia University Books, Morgantown. 122pp.

Elkins, John Rush, Gary J. Griffin, and R. Jay Stipes. "Blight development and methyl-2-benzimidazole carbamate levels in bark tissues of American chestnut trees following soil injection of benomyl." Proceedings of the American Chestnut Symposium. 1978.

Griffin, Gary J., et al. "Virulence of Endothia parasitica isolated from surviving American chestnut trees." Proceedings of the American Chestnut Symposium. 1978.

Elkins, J. R., J. H. Wright, and G. J. Griffin. "Rapid spectrometric analysis of tannins based on their removal from solution by precipitating agents." (1977): 9.

Hunter, P. P., G. J. Griffin, and R. J. Stipes. "The influence of osmotic water potential on the linear growth of Endothia species." (1977): 1418-1421.

Griffin, G. J., Elkins, J. R., Tomimatsu, G. S. and Hebard, F. V. 1977. Variation in pathogenicity of American isolates of Endothia parasitica on American chestnut. (Abstr.) Proc. Am. Phytopathol. Soc. 4:108.

Headland, J. K., G. J. Griffin, R. J. Stipes, and J. R. Elkins. 1976. Severity of natural Endothia parasitica infection on Chinese chestnut. Plant Dis. Rep. 60:426-429.

Hunter, Phil P., Gary J. Griffin, and R. Jay Stipes. "Growth of Endothia Species." (1976).

Proceedings of the American Chestnut Symposium. 1978. Morgantown, West Virginia, January 4-5. W. L. MacDonald, F. C. Cech, J. Luchok, and H. C. Smith, eds. West Virginia University Books, Morgantown. 122pp.

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