Distribution and environmental correlates of fungal infection and host tree health in the endangered American chestnut in Canada
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.05.051
Abstract: Abstract Restoration of plants endangered by introduced pathogens relies in part on the ability to predict geographic variation in the incidence of disease and its impact on tree health. Environmental factors can influence plant-pathogen interactions… read more here.
Keywords: tree health; endangered american; health; american chestnut ... See more keywords
Eight-year blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) resistance of backcross-generation American chestnuts (Castanea dentata) planted in the southeastern United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.060
Abstract: Abstract The loss of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in eastern North America to chestnut blight, a disease caused by the fungal pathogen (Cryphonectria parasitica), has devastated ecological and utilitarian processes and functions. A backcross breeding… read more here.
Keywords: american chestnut; generation; resistance; year ... See more keywords
Growth traits of juvenile American chestnut and red oak as adaptations to disturbance
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.12625
Abstract: American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was a dominant species in eastern North America prior to the importation of chestnut blight. In light of recent efforts to restore viable populations of chestnut in eastern forests, an increased… read more here.
Keywords: chestnut; disturbance; red oak; chestnut red ... See more keywords
In Vitro Technologies for American Chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh) Conservation
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DOI: 10.3390/plants11030464
Abstract: American chestnut (Castanea dentata), a native species of eastern North America, is an economically important deciduous hardwood tree that has been designated as endangered in Canada. The population of American chestnut trees has dwindled significantly… read more here.
Keywords: chestnut; american chestnut; castanea dentata; conservation ... See more keywords