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Re:American chestnut tree in Centreville is the 'holy grail'... by empyrrhicist on Saturday August 27, 2022 @08:13PM (#32624518)
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.

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Re:American chestnut tree in Centreville is the 'holy grail'... by pfdietz on Sunday August 28, 2022 @09:07AM (#32628110)
These two approaches could be combined, and probably will be naturally if both varieties are introduced to the wild.
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Re:American chestnut tree in Centreville is the 'holy grail'... by JshWright on Sunday August 28, 2022 @09:02PM (#32633787)
Indeed, part of the work being done by the team working on the genetic engineering approach is breeding Darling 58 with the Chinese backcrossed version.
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