Beyond blight: Phytophthora root rot under climate change limits populations of reintroduced American chestnut

Abstract American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was functionally extirpated from eastern US forests by chestnut blight, caused by a fungus from Asia. As efforts to produce blight‐resistant American chestnut germplasm advance, approaches to reintroduce chestnut throughout its former range are being dev...

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Main Authors: Eric J. Gustafson, Brian R. Miranda, Tyler J. Dreaden, Cornelia C. Pinchot, Douglass F. Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-02-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3917