36th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - Sessions 2A & 2B
Webinar Details
When:
Jun 7, 2021 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 02:11 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Jessica A. Maynor
- Colin Jackson
- Trevor D. Walker
- W. Patrick Cumbie
- Kevin M. Potter
- Ronald Schmidtling
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
THIS RECORDING IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
This is a link to SESSIONS 2A & 2B of the 36th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference hosted by the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia.
This webinar link will take you to a youtube playlist, where you can select session 2A or 2B
The virtual conference includes five two-hour sessions that start on the morning of Monday, June 7 and run through the morning of Wednesday, June 9, and will include plenary presentations, volunteer presentations, "lightning" poster presentations, and a symposium.
For detailed information about this virtual conference and for links to each conference session, please visit the conference home page.
Session 1 - Day 1 (9:45am – Noon Eastern)
Welcome Address from Conference Organizers
Plenary Session - Content will cover new phenotyping technologies that can be applied for forest genetics and tree improvement. Speakers: Gerald Tuskan, Ingo Ensminger, Anna Conrad
Session 2 – Day 1 (2pm – 4pm Eastern)
Concurrent Session 2A: Pine genetics and breeding (15-minute talks)
Moderator: Marcus Warwell
Speakers:
- Estimating individual tree heights in loblolly pine biomass plantation using drone imagery and LiDAR-derived measurements – Jessica A. Maynor
- Pitro50K: A multispecies genotyping array for tropical pines – Colin Jackson
- Application of MateSel software in a loblolly pine breeding program – Trevor D. Walker
- Development of elite loblolly pine families for the Piedmont region using clonal progeny testing and genomics – W. Patrick Cumbie
- Rangewide patterns of genetic diversity in Table Mountain pine (Pinus pungens), an Appalachian endemic – Kevin M. Potter
- Variation in salt tolerance of slash pine (Pinus elliottii) families – Ronald Schmidtling
Concurrent Session 2B: Forest health and restoration (15-minute presentations)
Moderator: Caterina Villari
Speakers:
- Conservation and population genetics of the federally endangered Torreya taxifolia (Taxaceae) – Lauren Eserman
- Evolutionary origins of the hemlock woolly adelgid resistance-disparity between Asian and North American hemlocks (Tsuga sp.). – Karl C. Fetter
- Development of a new genetic transformation system for white and green ash using embryogenic cultures – A. Ryan Tull
- Mapping QTLs for blight resistance and morphological traits with complex chestnut families – Shenghua Fan
- Evidence of Fraser fir partial resistance to the balsam wooly adelgid – Austin M. Thomas
- Saving butternut – Jeanne Romero-Severson
Session 3 – Day 2 (10am – Noon Eastern)
Concurrent Session 3A - Hardwood genetics and breeding.
Concurrent Session 3B - Forest health - pine pathogens, insects and stress.
Session 4 – Day 2 (2pm – 4pm Eastern)
Lighting "poster" presentations
Session 5 – Day 3 (10am – Noon Eastern)
Schatz Symposium
Sponsors
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