SFU professor Chelsey Geralda Armstrong’s research on beaked hazelnut DNA reveals Indigenous peoples in British Columbia ...

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 ...

plants were cultivated and engineered to a level that is now observable in the genetic structure of hazelnut.” ...

Adding hazelnut oil to your coffee isn't just a flavor upgrade; it's a health boost too! Packed with vitamins E and B, plus ...

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 ...

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 ...

A team of environmental management specialists, dendrologists and Indigenous studies researchers found evidence showing that Indigenous people living in British Columbia cultivated hazelnut trees ...

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 ...