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Breeding for Resistance to Chestnut Blight at the University of Tennessee

The role played by E. parasitica in initiating the decline of C. dentata and subsequent successional patterns is that of a pathogen. There is still uncertainty, however, as to whether E. parasitica is establishing a host-parasite association through physical action of the mycelium or through the use of a marasmin.


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Author(s): Safiya N. Samman, Eyvind Thorbjorsen

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Northeastern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1975