Chemical fingerprinting: a potential tool for identifying disease resistant chestnut trees

Anna O. Conrad

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Chemical fingerprinting: a potential tool for identifying disease resistant chestnut trees

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Authors:

Anna O. Conrad

Year:

2020

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation. 34(1): 28-29.

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Abstract

Resistant trees are one important strategy for managing diseases, such as chestnut blight and Phytophthora root rot (PRR). However, waiting for disease symptoms to develop in order to identify resistant trees can be a lengthy process. So, alternative, more rapid approaches for identifying disease resistant trees are needed.

Keywords

chestnut, disease resistance, chemical fingerprinting, infrared spectroscopy

Citation

Conrad, Anna O. 2020. Chemical fingerprinting: a potential tool for identifying disease resistant chestnut trees. Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation. 34(1): 28-29.