Article
A genome-guided strategy for climate resilience in American chestnut restoration populations.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Jul 2024
Sandercock Alexander M, Westbrook Jared W, Zhang Qian, Holliday Jason A
Abstract excerpt
American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a deciduous tree species of eastern North America that was decimated by the introduction of the chestnut blight fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica) in the early 20th century. Although millions of American chestnuts survive as root collar sprouts, these trees rarely reproduce. Thus, the species is considered functionally extinct. American chestnuts with improved blight...
Topics
- Fagaceae
- Genome, Plant
- Plant Diseases
- Ascomycota
- Genetic Variation
- Disease Resistance
- Climate