Area(s) of Expertise

Christmas Tree Genetics and Breeding

Education

B.S. University of Georgia (1978)
M.S. University of Florida (1980)
Ph.D. North Carolina State University (1984)

Research Interests

Christmas tree genetics, genetic conservation of Fraser fir; propagation and use of clones in forest tree species, host-pathogen interactions in forest diseases.

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Courses

FOR 491 – Special Topics–Christmas Tree Production
FOR 601/801 – Forestry Seminar

Publications

• Fraser fir somatic embryogenesis: High frequency initiation, maintenance, embryo development, germination and cryopreservation (2016)
• Variation in needle and cone characteristics and seed germination ability of Abies bornmuelleriana and Abies equi-trojani populations from Turkey (2016)
• Physico-chemical responses of Fraser fir induced by balsam woolly adelgid (Homoptera: Adelgidae) infestation (2016)
• Comparison of suspended branch and direct infestation techniques for artificially infesting hemlock seedlings with the hemlock woolly adelgid for resistance screening (2015)
• Genetic variation in resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi in seedlings of two Turkish Abies species (2013)
• Seedling resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi in the genus Abies (2012)
• Two novel techniques to screen Abies seedlings for resistance to the balsam woolly adelgid, Adelges piceae (2011)
• Grafting fraser fir (Abies fraseri): Effect of scion origin (crown position and branch order) (2011)
• Ex situ seed collection represents genetic variation present in natural stands of Carolina hemlock (2010)
• Grafting Fraser fir (Abies fraseri): Effect of grafting date, shade, and irrigation (2010)

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