Fruits & Vegetables Week: Castanea sativa, the Chestnut

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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 10, 2011, 7:04:21 AM1/10/11
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A temperate tree, but produce rarely seen in tropics as nuts turn rancid within few days and have short keeping quality. Here are my photographs from Kashmir and California.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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tanay bose

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Jan 10, 2011, 10:03:34 AM1/10/11
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Nice one seen out here too
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Tanay Bose
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University of British Columbia .
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