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  • Plant Biotechnology
  • Conservation Genetics

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  • The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was a keystone forest species in eastern North America, decimated by the invasive chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica).
  • Restoration efforts are hindered by long breeding cycles, low transgene inheritance rates (≤50%), and regulatory hurdles for transgenic trees.
  • Self-incompatibility and flowering patterns further complicate rapid generational advancement and field trials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To circumvent limitations of long generation times and field constraints in American chestnut breeding.
  • To develop protocols for rapid sexual maturation and efficient transgene inheritance in Castanea dentata.
  • To enable the production and identification of homozygous transgenic American chestnut lines for restoration.

Main Methods:

  • Cultivation of male and female flowers in controlled indoor environments to accelerate breeding cycles.
  • Development of an embryo rescue protocol for micropropagation of immature seeds (6–8 weeks post-pollination).
  • Creation of event-specific DNA markers for differentiating transgenic lines and identifying homozygous individuals.

Main Results:

  • Successful production of the first homozygous transgenic American chestnuts.
  • Demonstrated rapid sexual maturity in controlled indoor environments.
  • Achieved nearly 100% transgene inheritance in offspring from controlled outdoor pollinations using pollen from homozygous lines.

Conclusions:

  • Controlled indoor environments and embryo rescue significantly accelerate breeding and field testing of American chestnuts.
  • These advancements facilitate the rapid production of genetically improved American chestnuts with high transgene inheritance.
  • The developed protocols are crucial for the reintroduction of this functionally extinct iconic forest species.