Fikret Isik
Bio
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
FOR 726 – Advanced Topics In Quantitative Genetics and Breeding (in Autumn, even years)
FOR 728 – Quantitative Forest Genetics (in Spring, odd years)
Area(s) of Expertise
Quantitative Genetics, Genomic Selection, Forest Tree Breeding, QTL Mapping
Publications
- Optimal Mating of Pinus taeda L. Under Different Scenarios Using Differential Evolution Algorithm , FOREST SCIENCE (2024)
- Stem Defect Rates and Ice Storm Damage for Families of Pinus taeda from Coastal and Piedmont Provenances Planted on a North Carolina Piedmont Site , FOREST SCIENCE (2024)
- Genetic Parameter Estimates from a Polymix Breeding Population of Pinus taeda L. , Forest Science (2023)
- Low-density AgriSeq targeted genotyping-by-sequencing markers are efficient for pedigree quality control in Pinus taeda L. breeding , TREE GENETICS & GENOMES (2023)
- Performance Based on Measurements from Individual-Tree Progeny Tests Strongly Predicts Early Stand Yield in Loblolly Pine , FOREST SCIENCE (2023)
- AgMate: An Optimal Mating Software for Monoecious Species. A LongTerm Breeding Example for Pinus taeda L. , agriRxiv (2022)
- Current status and trends in forest genomics , Forestry Research (2022)
- Genetic linkage between the training and selection sets impacts the predictive ability of SNP markers in a cloned population of Pinus taeda L. , TREE GENETICS & GENOMES (2022)
- Genomic Prediction of Complex Traits in Perennial Plants: A Case for Forest Trees , Methods in Molecular Biology (2022)
- Long-term evaluation of intra- and inter-provenance hybrids of loblolly pine in the Piedmont region of the southeastern United States , FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (2022)