08/05/2020

 

Westbrook, J.W., James, J.B., Sisco, P.H., Frampton, J., Lucas, S. and Jeffers, S.N., 2019. Resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi in American chestnut (Castanea dentata) backcross populations that descended from two Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) sources of resistance. Plant disease, 103(7), pp.1631-1641.

 

Zhebentyayeva, T.N., Sisco, P.H., Georgi, L.L., Jeffers, S.N., Perkins, M.T., James, J.B., Hebard, F.V., Saski, C., Nelson, C.D. and Abbott, A.G., 2019. Dissecting resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi in interspecific hybrid chestnut crosses using sequence-based genotyping and QTL mapping. Phytopathology, 109(9), pp.1594-1604.

 

Perkins, M.T., Robinson, A.C., Cipollini, M.L. and Craddock, J.H., 2019. Identifying host resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi in hybrid progeny of Castanea dentata and Castanea mollissima. HortScience, 54(2), pp.221-225.

 

Stauder, C.M., Nuss, D.L., Zhang, D.X., Double, M.L., MacDonald, W.L., Metheny, A.M. and Kasson, M.T., 2019. Enhanced hypovirus transmission by engineered super donor strains of the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, into a natural population of strains exhibiting diverse vegetative compatibility genotypes. Virology, 528, pp.1-6.

 

Staton, M., Addo-Quaye, C., Cannon, N., Sun, Y., Zhebentyayeva, T., Huff, M., Fan, S., Bellis, E., Islam-Faridi, N., Yu, J. and Henry, N., 2019. The Chinese chestnut genome: a reference for species restoration. bioRxiv, p.615047.

 

Perkins, M.T., Zhebentyayeva, T., Sisco, P.H. and Craddock, J.H., 2019. Genome-wide sequence-based genotyping supports a nonhybrid origin of Castanea alabamensis. BioRxiv, p.680371.

 

Sato, Y., Miyazaki, N., Kanematsu, S., Xie, J., Ghabrial, S.A., Hillman, B.I. and Suzuki, N., 2019. ICTV Virus Taxonomy profile: megabirnaviridae. Journal of General Virology, 100(9), pp.1269-1270.

 

Aulia, A., Andika, I.B., Kondo, H., Hillman, B.I. and Suzuki, N., 2019. A symptomless hypovirus, CHV4, facilitates stable infection of the chestnut blight fungus by a coinfecting reovirus likely through suppression of antiviral RNA silencing. Virology, 533, pp.99-107.

 

Shahi, S., Eusebio-Cope, A., Kondo, H., Hillman, B.I. and Suzuki, N., 2019. Investigation of host range of and host defense against a mitochondrially replicating mitovirus. Journal of Virology, 93(6).

 

Crouch, J.A., Dawe, A., Aerts, A., Barry, K., Churchill, A.C., Grimwood, J., Hillman, B.I., Milgroom, M.G., Pangilinan, J., Smith, M. and Salamov, A., 2020. Genome Sequence of the Chestnut Blight Fungus Cryphonectria parasitica EP155: A Fundamental Resource for an Archetypical Invasive Plant Pathogen. Phytopathology, pp.PHYTO-12.

 

Mcguigan, L., Chartrand, A., Northern, L., Russell, K., Powell, W. and Maynard, C., 2019, August. Use of a Temporary Immersion Bioreactor System to Transform American Chestnut Somatic Embryos. In IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-PLANT (Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 483-484). 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA: SPRINGER.

 

Pilkey, H.C., McGuigan, L.D. and Powell, W.A., 2019, August. Genetic Transformation of the Ozark Chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis). In IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-PLANT (Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 487-488). 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA: SPRINGER.

 

Brown, A.J., Newhouse, A.E., Powell, W.A. and Parry, D., 2019. Comparative efficacy of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) entomopathogens on transgenic blight‐tolerant and wild‐type American, Chinese, and hybrid chestnuts (Fagales: Fagaceae). Insect Science.

 

Powell, W.A., Newhouse, A.E. and Coffey, V., 2019. Developing blight-tolerant American chestnut trees. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 11(7), p.a034587.

 

Oakes, A.D., Pilkey, H.C. and Powell, W.A., 2019, June. Improving Ex Vitro Rooting and Acclimatization Techniques for Micropropagated American Chestnut. In IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-ANIMAL (Vol. 55, pp. S71-S71). 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA: SPRINGER.

 

Goldspiel, H.B., Newhouse, A.E., Powell, W.A. and Gibbs, J.P., 2019. Effects of transgenic American chestnut leaf litter on growth and survival of wood frog larvae. Restoration Ecology, 27(2), pp.371-378.

 

Cipollini, M., Wessel, N., Moss, J.P. and Bailey, N., 2019. Seed and seedling characteristics of hybrid chestnuts (Castanea spp.) derived from a backcross blight-resistance breeding program. New Forests, pp.1-19.

08/18/2021

02/17/2022

2021 Publications

Aulia, A., Hyodo, K., Hisano, S., Kondo, H., Hillman, B.I., Suzuki, N. 2021. Identification of an RNA silencing suppressor encoded by a symptomless fungal hypovirus, Cryphonectria hypovirus 4. Biology 10, 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10020100

Callahan AM., Zhebentyayeva T.N., Humann JL, Saski CA, Galimba KD, Georgi L.L, Scorza R., Main D, Dardick CD (2021) Defining the ‘HoneySweet’ insertion event utilizing NextGen sequencing and a de novo genome assembly of plum (Prunus domestica). Horticulture Research 8:8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-020-00438-2.

Groppi A, Liu S, Cornille A, Decroocq S, Bui QT, Tricon D, Cruaud C, Arribat S, Belser S, Marande W, Salse J, Huneau C, Rodde N, Rhalloussi W, Cauet S, Istace B, Deni E,, Carrère S, Audergon J-M, Roch G, Lambert P, Zhebentyayeva T., Liu W-S, Bouchez O, Lopez-Roques C, Serre R-F, Debuchy R, Tran J, Wincker P, Chen X, Pétriacq P, Barre A, Nikolski M, Aury J-M, Abbott AGA, Giraud G, Decroocq V (2021) Population genomics of apricots unravels domestication history and adaptive events. Nature Communication 12, 3956. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24283-6.

Hillman, B.I., and Milgroom, M.G. 2021. The ecology and evolution of fungal viruses. pp. 139-182 in: Studies in Viral Ecology, 2^nd Ed. C.J. Hurst, editor. John Wiley & Sons, NY.  https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119608370.ch5 (this book chapter was cited last year as in press)

Perkins M.T., Zhebentyayeva T.N., Sisco P., Craddock H (2021) Genome-wide sequence-based genotyping supports a nonhybrid origin of Castanea alabamensis.  Systematic Botany 46(3): (in press); preprint BioRxiv.org https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/680371v1.

Perkins M.T., Zhebentyayeva T.N., Sisco P., Craddock H.(2021) Castanea alabamensis: rediscovery of a lost American chestnut relative. Chestnut (The Journal of the American Chestnut Foundation) 35(3):30-33.

Pina A, Irisarri P., Errea P., Zhebentyayeva T. (2021) Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with graft (in)- compatibility in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.). Front. Plant Sci. 12: 622906. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.622906.

Suzuki, N., Cornejo, C., Aulia, A., Shahi, S., Hillman, B.I., Rigling, D. 2021. In-tree behavior of diverse viruses harbored in the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica. Journal of Virology 95 (6), e01962-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01962-20

Yu J., Bennett D., Dardick C., Zhebentyayeva T., Abbott A., Liu Z., Staton M. (2021) Genome-Wide Changes of Regulatory Non-coding RNAs Reveal Pollen Development Initiated at Ecodormancy in Peach. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8:612881. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.612881.

11/30/2022

2022 Publications

 

Carlson, E., Stewart, K., Baier, K., McGuigan, L., Culpepper, T. & Powell, W. (2022) Pathogen-induced expression of a blight tolerance transgene in American chestnut. Molecular Plant Pathology, 23, 370– 382. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13165

 

Double, Mark, and Melinda Double. 2022.  Keeping it in the family. Chestnut, The Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation 36 (3):6-7.

 

Double, Mark. 2022. Second chances. Chestnut, The Journal of The American Chestnut Foundation 36 (3):16-17.

 

Gustafson, Eric J., Brian R. Miranda, Tyler J. Dreaden, Cornelia C. Pinchot, and Douglass F. Jacobs. "Beyond blight: Phytophthora root rot under climate change limits populations of reintroduced American chestnut." Ecosphere 13, no. 2 (2022): e3917. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3917

 

Newhouse, Andrew E., Anastasia E. Allwine, Allison D. Oakes, Dakota F. Matthews, Scott H. McArt, and William A. Powell. 2021. Bumble Bee (Bombus Impatiens) Survival, Pollen Usage, and Reproduction Are Not Affected by Oxalate Oxidase at Realistic Concentrations in American Chestnut (Castanea Dentata) Pollen. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-021-00263-w.

 

Noah PH, Cagle NL, Westbrook JW, Fitzsimmons SF (2021). Identifying resilient restoration targets: Mapping and forecasting habitat suitability for Castanea dentata in Eastern USA under different climate change scenarios. Climate Change Ecology 2, 100037, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecochg.2021.100037

 

Onwumelu, A., Powell, W.A., Newhouse, A.E. et al. Oxalate oxidase transgene expression in American chestnut leaves has little effect on photosynthetic or respiratory physiology. New Forests (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09909-x

 

Pinchot, Cornelia C., Alejandro A. Royo, John S. Stanovick, Scott E. Schlarbaum, Ami M. Sharp, and Sandra L. Anagnostakis. "Deer browse susceptibility limits chestnut restoration success in northern hardwood forests." Forest Ecology and Management 523 (2022): 120481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120481

 

Schaberg, P. G., Murakami, P. F., Collins, K. M., Hansen, C. F., & Hawley, G. J. (2022). Phenology, cold injury and growth of American chestnut in a Range-Wide provenance test. Forest Ecology and Management, 513, 120178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120178

 

Sandercock, AM, Westbrook JW, Zhang Q, Johnson HA, Saielli, TM, Scrivani JA, Fitzsimmons SF, Collins K, Perkins MT, Craddock JH, Schmutz J, Grimwood J, Holliday JA (2022). Frozen in time: Rangewide genomic diversity, structure, and demographic history of relict American chestnut populations. Molecular Ecology 31(18) 4640-4655. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16629  

 

Wright, James R., Stephen N. Matthews, Cornelia C. Pinchot, and Christopher M. Tonra. "Preferences of avian seed-hoarders in advance of potential American chestnut reintroduction." Forest Ecology and Management 511 (2022): 120133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.12013

02/14/2024

Clark, S. L., Schlarbaum, S. E., Saxton, A. M., Jeffers, S. N., & Baird, R. E. 2023. Eight-year field performance of backcross American chestnut (Castanea dentata) seedlings planted in the southern Appalachians, USA. Forest Ecology and Management, 532, 120820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120820

 

Conn, C.E., N. Howie, M. Lynch, S. Lee, E. Young, J. Westbrook, J. Holliday, Q. Zhang, and M.L. Cipollini. 2023. Validation of an alternative small stem assay for blight resistance in chestnut seedlings and recommendations for broader use. Plant Disease Published Online: 17 May 2023 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-22-1489-RE

 

Evans, G. R., Burton, J. I., Powell, W. A., & Drake, J. E. 2023. Comparative growth and physiological performance of American chestnuts, oaks, hickories, and sugar maple across a silvicultural gradient in overstory retention. Forest Ecology and Management, 536, 120908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120908

 

Henderson, A. F., Santoro, J. A., & Kremer, P. 2023. Impacts of spatial scale and resolution on species distribution models of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in Pennsylvania, USA. Forest Ecology and Management, 529, 120741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120741

 

Nelson, C.D. Tree breeding, a necessary complement to genetic engineering. New Forests 54, 721–738 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09931-z

 

Onwumelu, A., Powell, W.A., Newhouse, A.E. et al. Oxalate oxidase transgene expression in American chestnut leaves has little effect on photosynthetic or respiratory physiology. New Forests 54, 233–254 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-022-09909-x