Area(s) of Expertise

Quantitative Genetics, Genomic Selection

Education

B.S. Istanbul University (1982)
M.S. Istanbul University (1986)
Ph.D. Akdeniz University (1998)

Research Interests

Quantitative genetics; genetic basis of disease resistance of forest trees; application of molecular markers in tree breeding; genomic selection; tree breeding strategies, conservation of forest genetic resources.

Courses

NR 554 – Introduction to Data Analysis in Natural Resources (in Autumn, even years)
FOR 726 – Advanced Topics In Quantitative Genetics and Breeding (in Autumn, even years)
FOR 728 – Quantitative Forest Genetics (in Spring, odd years)

Publications

• Improving wood properties for wood utilization through multi-omics integration in lignin biosynthesis (2018)
• Optimal seed deployment under climate change using spatial models: Application to loblolly pine in the Southeastern US (2017)
• Correspondence of loblolly pine response for fusiform rust disease from local and wide-ranging tests in the Southern United States (2017)
• Genomic predictions of breeding values in a cloned Eucalyptus globulus population in Chile (2017)
• Variation among loblolly pine seed sources across diverse environments in the southeastern United States (2017)
• Genetic variation in response to herbicide and fertilization treatments for growth and form traits in loblolly pine (2016)
• Linkage and association mapping for two major traits used in the maritime pine breeding program: Height growth and stem straightness (2016)
• Performance of genomic prediction within and across generations in maritime pine (2016)
• Variation in needle and cone characteristics and seed germination ability of Abies bornmuelleriana and Abies equi-trojani populations from Turkey (2016)
• High-density SNP assay development for genetic analysis in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) (2016)

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