USDA approves genetically modified American chestnut tree developed at SUNY ESF
- Posted on September 5, 2026
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USDA approves genetically modified American chestnut tree developed at SUNY ESF
The U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this week approved a genetically modified American chestnut tree developed over decades by scientists at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. After more than six years of review, the USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service determined that ESF’s blight-tolerant Darling 54 genetically modified chestnut is ...