Jared W. Westbrook

The paper develops genomic resources to improve American chestnut resistance to pathogens through breeding and gene editing.

The paper identifies three seed zones for conserving adaptive genomic diversity in American chestnut to restore disease-resistant populations across its historical range.

This study uses whole-genome resequencing to analyze population structure, genomic diversity, and demographic history of American chestnut, identifying regions under positive selection for blight resistance.

The paper uses genomic selection analyses to show that blight tolerance in chestnut hybrids is polygenic, not controlled by major genes, and that higher American chestnut genome inheritance correlates with lower blight tolerance.