They hope to breed the plants for larger nut yields, improved flavor, cold-hardiness and resistance to the Eastern Filbert blight, a disease that affects many hazelnut plants, Current said. The ...
To understand the intertwined histories of people and plants, Armstrong often works for and with Indigenous Elders and knowledge-holders. Through previous projects, Armstrong became aware of oral ...
Support for nuclear energy is at an all-time high, with 56% of people favor more nuclear power plants. However, there’s a gulf between support between men and women. Whereas 70% of men support nuclear ...
A team of environmental management specialists, dendrologists and Indigenous studies researchers found evidence showing that Indigenous people living in British Columbia cultivated hazelnut trees ...
The hazelnut tree has long been a part of the landscape ... that Indigenous stewardship practices helped shape plant species distributions and kept populations of salmon healthy, all of that ...
Happily, she said, the roots of the plants also prevent nuts from getting plugged into wet, winter soil, which can be a problem for bare-dirt hazelnut farms. Hallett said over the next five years ...