Reintroduction of American chestnut in the national forest system
SL Clark, SE Schlarbaum, CC Pinchot… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
American chestnut restoration depends on a multitude of biological, administrative, and
technological factors. Germplasm traditionally bred for resistance to the chestnut blight …
technological factors. Germplasm traditionally bred for resistance to the chestnut blight …
Optimizing genomic selection for blight resistance in American chestnut backcross populations: A trade‐off with American chestnut ancestry implies resistance is …
American chestnut was once a foundation species of eastern North American forests, but
was rendered functionally extinct in the early 20th century by an exotic fungal blight …
was rendered functionally extinct in the early 20th century by an exotic fungal blight …
Restoring a keystone tree species for the future: American chestnut assisted migration plantings in an adaptive silviculture experiment
Species ranges are forecast to change in response to warming temperatures and altered
precipitation patterns, yet tree migration rates fail to track the pace of climate change. In …
precipitation patterns, yet tree migration rates fail to track the pace of climate change. In …
Eight-year blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) resistance of backcross-generation American chestnuts (Castanea dentata) planted in the southeastern United States
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 …
blight, a disease caused by the fungal pathogen (Cryphonectria parasitica), has devastated …
Establishment of American chestnuts (Castanea dentata) bred for blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) resistance: influence of breeding and nursery grading
European and American chestnut species (Castanea) have been decimated by exotic
species, most notably chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica), since the early nineteenth …
species, most notably chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica), since the early nineteenth …
Comparisons of interspecies field performance of Fagaceae (Castanea and Quercus) planted in the southeastern United States with attention to soil fungal impacts on …
The loss of Fagaceae species is an increasing concern globally, including in North
American where American chestnut (Castanea dentata) has been virtually eliminated by non …
American where American chestnut (Castanea dentata) has been virtually eliminated by non …
Resurrecting the lost flames of American chestnut
Loss of native foundation tree species to introduced pests profoundly alters the structure and
function of many forest ecosystems. Recent advances to resurrect or prevent the loss of …
function of many forest ecosystems. Recent advances to resurrect or prevent the loss of …
Exploring how functional traits modulate species distributions along topographic gradients in Baxian Mountain, North China
The associations between functional traits and species distributions across environments
have attracted increasing interest from ecologists and can enhance knowledge about how …
have attracted increasing interest from ecologists and can enhance knowledge about how …
Evaluation of the descriptive characteristics of chestnut
The chestnut (Castanea spp.) tree is extremely valuable for it ecological role in the
environment as well as its role in the production of sweet, edible nuts, decay resistant timber …
environment as well as its role in the production of sweet, edible nuts, decay resistant timber …
The implications of American chestnut reintroduction on landscape dynamics and carbon storage
Abstract In the eastern United States, American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was historically
a major component of forest communities, but was functionally extirpated in the early 20th …
a major component of forest communities, but was functionally extirpated in the early 20th …