Re:American chestnut tree in Centreville is the 'holy grail'...
by culi on Saturday August 27, 2022 @07:28PM
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That's very interesting. The video I linked showed that blight resistant trees had a very specific response to grow extra tissue around the infection site to stop it from spreading further so I assumed it was more of a multi-pronged defense
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Re:American chestnut tree in Centreville is the 'holy grail'...
by empyrrhicist on Saturday August 27, 2022 @08:13PM
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Yes - the Asian ones that evolved with the fungus have a more complex strategy, making a purely breeding-based program challenging. Separately, some clever genetic engineering allows the trees to break down oxalic acid, which prevents the fungus from being able to efficiently attack the plant cells.
Two separate things.