Browsing OSU - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference by Issue Date
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Progress with American Chestnut Somatic Embryogenesis
(2003)American chestnut (Castanea dentata), once the dominant forest species of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, was devastated during the early twentieth century by the introduction of the chestnut blight ... -
Geographic Information Systems(GIS) and Virtual Reality Models (VRM) to Improve the Analysis of Genetic and Silvicultural Trials
(2003)GIS systems have become core tools for mapping needs in forestry. During the last decade software platforms have expanded the basic capabilities of data storage and retrieval in map formats. Complex overlay procedures, ... -
Functional Genomics Pipeline in Loblolly Pine and Eastern Cottonwood
(2003)Advances in transformation technology allow functional genomics techniques that are commonly applied to Arabidopsis thaliana to be considered for tree species. ArborGen is applying the principles of high throughput functional ... -
Evaluation of Height as an Early Selection Criterion for Volume and Predictor of Site Index Gain in the Western Gulf
(2003)Data from repeated periodic measures of height, diameter and volume from eleven loblolly pine progeny tests maintained as part of the Western Gulf Forest Tree Improvement Program (WGFTIP) were analyzed to 1) determine the ... -
Cone and Seed Insect Pest Research: The Role of the Southwide Studies
(2003)A reliable supply of genetically improved pine seed is critical to the success of production forestry. The most significant environmental threat to the ability to meet this demand (over 100,000 pounds per year) is insect ... -
Loblolly Pine Karyotype Using FISH and DAPI Positive Banding
(2003)A loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) karyotype has been developed based on fluorescent insitu hybridization (FISH) using cyto-molecular landmarks including plant telomere repeat, 18S-28S rDNA and 5S rDNA probes and DAPI positive ... -
Genetic Variation in Stone Pine Half-Sib Progenies
(2003)Total height, annual height growth, root collar diameter, total number of branches and total number of buds around the leader bud were recorded at age 6. The experimental material was included 136 half-sib families originating ... -
Implementation of Third-Cycle Loblolly Pine Breeding Plan - N. C. State University-Industry Cooperative Tree Improvement Program
(2003)The N. C. State University-Industry Cooperative Tree improvement Program has officially completed two cycles of loblolly pine breeding and testing program. As the third cycle selections are being completed, an efficient, ... -
Third-Cycle Breeding Strategy for Slash Pine by the Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program
(2003)The Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program (CFGRP) third-cycle slash pine tree improvement program will span 11 years (2003-2013), involving a breeding population of 360 third-cycle selections and 20 full-sib (FS) ... -
Validation of Predicted Breeding Values for Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) Using Field Trials Planted in Large Block Plots
(2003)Predicted breeding values were validated using realized gains estimated from large-rectangular-plot field trials from the first generation breeding population of slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii Engelm.) in the ... -
Variation in Estimation of Genetic Parameters from Small Disconnected Diallel Mating
(2003)Diallel mating designs are widely used in plant improvement programs to estimate additive and dominance genetic variances, and to provide a base population for advanced selection. It is very common to limit the number of ... -
Molecular Pathology of Pitch Canker Disease
(2003)The inciting agent of pitch canker disease in Pinus species is the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Fusarium circinatum (teleomorph Gibberella circinata). Pitch canker disease has been identified in the southeastern United ... -
Microprojectile-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Embryogenic Sweetgum Cultures
(2003)With its rapid biomass accumulation, sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) may be particularly suitable for phytoremediation purposes, especially if it can be engineered with genes that enhance tolerance and/or accumulation ... -
Evaluation of the Inheritance of Tip Moth Susceptibility Using Pine Hybrids Planted in Southeast Mississippi
(2003)Nineteen families of susceptible and resistant pine parent species and their interspecific hybrid progenies were quantitatively assessed for Nantucket pine tip moth (Rhyacionia frustrana Comstock) damage in a study in ... -
Early Performance and Genetic Parameters for Atlantic Coastal and Piedmont Loblolly Pine and Their Hybrids in the Piedmont
(2003)Atlantic Coastal (C) and Piedmont (P) loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) sources and their hybrids were assessed at four years of age for height and survival in 15 test sites across five Piedmont regions (Piedmont, Upper Gulf, ... -
Performance Effects of Outside Pollen on Seed Orchards In and Out of the Genetic Source Area
(2003)Contamination by outside pollen sources is recognized as a serious problem that reduces the genetic gain obtained from open-pollinated seed orchards. A mitigating tactic is to locate an orchard outside the source area into ... -
USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection Resistance Screening Center
(2003)The Resistance Screening Center (RSC) is operated by the Forest Health Protection unit of the USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry. The Center is located at the Bent Creek Experimental Forest ...