Hybrid Breeding for Restoration of Threatened Forest Trees: Evidence for Incorporating Disease Tolerance in Juglans cinerea

Hybridization is a potential tool for incorporating stress tolerance in plants, particularly to pests and diseases, in support of restoration and conservation efforts. Butternut (Juglans cinerea) is a species for which hybridization has only recently begun being explored. This North American hardwoo...

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Main Authors: Andrea N. Brennan, James R. McKenna, Sean M. Hoban, Douglass F. Jacobs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.580693/full