The American Chestnut FoundationÕs
Breeding Program
Requirements for breeding
Materials
Materials
Sources of blight resistance
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2006 Harvest in Meadowview
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Frequency Distribution of Percent American-Chestnut RAPD Alleles at First Backcross
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Expected distribution of canker phenotypes and genotypes in Chinese x American F2 progeny, based on observation and interpolation.
Backcrossing
Need more than one American parent
Backcrossing
Need more than one American chestnut background
Intercrossing of Third Backcrosses
How do we do it?
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Mean RAPD Score in Individual Trees by Linkage Group
Frequency Distribution of Number of Non-Recombinant Linkage Groups in Chestnut B1
Statistics for Markers on Linkage Groups in Chestnut B1
Intercrossing of Third Backcrosses
What mating design do we use?
Intercrossing of Third Backcrosses
Possible Mating Designs: Complete Diallel
Intercrossing of Third Backcrosses
Complete Diallel, No Selfing
Intercrossing of Third Backcrosses
Half Diallel, No Selfing
Intercrossing of Third Backcrosses
 Disconnected Partial Half Diallels, No Selfing
Intercrossing of Third Backcrosses
 Disconnected Partial Half Diallels, No Selfing
Two Parents per Diallel
Intercrossing of Third Backcrosses
 Connected Partial Half Diallels, No Selfing
Two Parents = Circular Mating Design
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Intercrossing of Third Backcross F2s
Half Diallel, No Selfing, Two Parents per Diallel
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Intercrossing of Third Backcross F3s
 Half Diallel, No Selfing, Two Parents per Diallel: Inbreeding Coefficients
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Conclusions
Cultivation Method
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Number of Trees at Meadowview in 2006
Number of B3s by State in 2006
Resistance
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Resistance
 Demonstration of statistically significant differences in canker length on American chestnut for virulent isolates of Cryphonectria parasitica
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Resistance
Resistance
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Blight-resistant Chinese to American
B2-F2, 5 years old, 2 years after inoculation with Cryphonectria parasitica.
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Blight-Resistant Clapper B3-F2
Chestnut Blight Resistance Rating Scheme
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"Blight-resistant ÔClapperÕ x Ô..."