Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center |
Hardwood Tree Improvement
and Regeneration Center
715 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 496-6016
Fax: (765) 494-9461
E-mail: cmichler@fs.fed.us
or michler@purdue.edu
and Regeneration Center
715 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 496-6016
Fax: (765) 494-9461
E-mail: cmichler@fs.fed.us
or michler@purdue.edu
Choose a category from below
- Central Hardwood Forests
- Hardwood Genetics
- Hardwood Genetics - Black Walnut / Butternut
- Hardwood Genetics - Oaks
- Hardwood Regeneration
- Hardwood Regeneration - American Chestnut
- Hardwood Regeneration - Oaks
- Hardwood Seedling Production/Propagation
- Hardwood Seedling Production/Propagation - Black Cherry
- Hardwood Seedling Production/Propagation - Black Walnut / Butternut
- Hardwood Seedling Production/Propagation - Oaks
- Softwood Regeneration
Biophysical and socioeconomic factors explaining the extent of forest cover on private ownerships in a Midwestern (USA) agrarian landscape. 2006. Frimpong, E.A., Ross-Davis, A.L., Lee, J.G., and Broussard, S.R. Landscape Ecology 21:763-776.
Enhanced phytoremediation of volatile environmental pollutants with transgenic trees.. 2007. Doty, S.L., James, C.A., Moore, A.L., Vajzovic, A., Singleton, G.L., Ma, C., Khan, Z., Xin, G., Kang, J.W., Park, J.Y., Meilan, R., Strauss, S.H., and Strand, S.E. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 104(43):16816-16821.
Salicylate and catechol levels are maintained in nahG transgenic poplar. 2007. Morse, A.M., Tschaplinski, T.J., Dervinis, C., Pijut, P.M., Schmelz, E.A., Day, W. and Davis, J.M. Phytochemistry 68:2043-3052.
Ecological and population genetics research imperatives for transgenic trees. 2007. Farnum, P., Lucier, A., and Meilan, R. Tree Genetics and Genomes 3(2):119-133 .
Loosening lignin’s grip on biofuel production. 2007. Chapple, C., Ladisch, M., and Meilan, R. Nature Biotechnology 25(7):746-8.
Challenges to commercial use of transgenic plants. 2006. Meilan, R. Journal of Crop Improvement 18 (1/2):433-450.
Ecological and population genetics research imperatives for transgenic trees. 2007. Farnum, P., Lucier, Al, and Meilan, R. Tree Genetics and Genomes 3:119-133
The Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center looks to the future. 2006. C. Michler, R. Meilan, P. Pijut, and K. Woeste. Hardwood Matters (April) pp. 6-7.
Challenges to commercial use of transgenic plants. 2006. Meilan, R. Journal of Crop Improvement 18(1/2):433-450.
Hardwood Genetics and Tree Improvement - A Midwest USA Perspective. 2005. C.H. Michler, R. Meilan, K.E. Woeste, P.M. Pijut, D. Jacobs, P. ALdrich, and J. Glaubitz. The Thin Green Line: A symposium on the state-of-the-art in reforestation Proceedings. Thunder Bay, ON. 26-28 July 2005. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour. Ont. For. Res. Inst. Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 160. 169 p. Pp. 69-74.
Genetic transformation: A powerful tool for dissection of adaptive traits in trees. 2005. Busov, V.B., Brunner, A.M., Meilan, R., Filichkin, S., Ganio, L., Gandhi, S., and Strauss, S.H. New Phytologist 67(1):9-18.
Hardwood Genetics - Black Walnut / Butternut
Morphological and molecular methods to identify butternut (Juglans cinerea) and butternut hybrids: relevance to butternut conservation. 2008. Ross-Davis, A., Huang, Z., McKenna, J., Ostry, M., and Woeste, K. Tree Physiology. 28:1127-1133.
Genetic diversity of butternut (Juglans cinerea) and implications for conservation. 2008. Ross-Davis, A., Ostry, M., and Woeste, K.E. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research, 38:899-907.
Genetic homogeneity in Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae) at nuclear microsatellites. 2006. Victory, E.R., Glaubitz, J.C., Rhodes, O.E., Jr., and Woeste, K.E. American Journal of Botany 93(1):118-126.
A robust set of black walnut microsatellites for parentage and clonal identification. 2006. Robichaud, R.R., Glaubitz, J.C., Rhodes, O.E., and Woeste, K. New Forests 32:179-196.
An efficient method for evaluating black walnut for resistance to walnut anthracnose in field plots and the identification of resistant genotypes. 2001. K.E. Woeste and W.F. Beineke. Plant Breeding 120:454-456.
Heartwood production in a 35-year-old black walnut progeny test. 2002. K.E. Woeste. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 32:177-181.
Improving disease resistance of butternut (Juglans cinerea), a threatened fine hardwood: a case of single-tree selection through genetic improvement and deployment. 2005. Charles H. Michler, Paula M. Pijut, Douglass F. Jacobs, Richard Meilan, Keith E. Woeste, and Michael E. Ostry. Tree Physiology. 26:121-128.
Genetic structure inside a declining red oak community in old-growth forest. 2005. Preston Aldrich, Jeffrey Glaubitz, George Parker, O. Gene Rhodes, Jr., and Charles Michler. Journal of Heredity. 96(6):627-634.
Afforestation in the Central Hardwood Forest Region of the USA. 2005. A.S. Davis and D.F. Jacobs. The Thin Green Line: A symposium on the state-of-the-art in reforestation Proceedings. Thunder Bay, ON. 26-28 July 2005. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour. Ont. For. Res. Inst. Sault Ste. Marie, On. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 160 p. Pp. 48-53.
Relative contribution of initial root and shoot morphology in predicting field performance of hardwood seedlings. 2005. D.F. Jacobs, K.F. Salifu, and J.R. Seifert. New Forests. 30:235-251.
Quantifying root system quality of nursery seedlings and relationship to outplanting performance. 2005. Anthony S. Davis and Douglass F. Jacobs. New Forests. 30:295-311.
Fertilizer-induced changes in rhizosphere electrical conductivity: relation to forest tree seedling root system growth and function. 2005. Douglass F. Jacobs and Vic R. Timmer. New Forests. 30:147-166.
Afforestatrion Motivations of Private Landowners: An Examination of Hardwood Tree Plantings in Indiana. 2005. Amy L. Ross-Davis, Shorna R. Broussard, Douglass F. Jacobs, and Anthony S. Davis. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 23(3):149-153
Growth and nutritional response of hardwood seedlings to controlled-release fertilization at outplanting. 2005. Douglass F. Jacobs, K. Francis Salifu, and John R. Seifert. Forest Ecology and Management. 214:28-31.
Establishment success of conservation tree plantations in relation to silvicultural practices in Indiana, USA. 2004. Douglass F. Jacobs, Amy L. Ross-Davis, and Anthony S. Davis. New Forest 28:23-36.
Influence of seasonal planting date on field performance of six temperate deciduous forest tree species. 2006. J.R. Seifert, D.F. Jacobs, and M.F. Selig. Forest Ecology and Management. 223:371-378.
Hardwood Regeneration - American Chestnut
Toward development of silvical strategies for forest restoration of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) using blight-resistant hybrids. 2007. Jacobs, D.F. Biological Conversation 137(4):497-506.
Dominance of interplanted American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in southwestern Wisconsin, USA. 2004. Douglass F. Jacobs and Larry R. Severeid. Forest Ecology and Management 191:11-120.
Carbon translocation patterns associated with new root proliferation during episodic growth of transplanted Quercus rubra seedlings. 2008. Sloan, J.L. and Jacobs, D.F. Tree Physiology. 28:1121-1126.
Competitive success of natural oak regeneration in clearcuts during the stem exclusion stage. 2008. Morrissey, R.C., Jacobs, D.F., Seifert, J.R., Fischer, B.C., and Kershaw, J.A. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research. 38:1419-1430.
Microclimatic conditions and plant morpho-physiological development within a tree shelter environment during establishment of Quercus ilex seedlings. 2007. Oliet, J.A. and Jacobs, D.F. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 144:58-72.
Stocktype and harvest gap size influence northern red oak regeneration success. 2006. Jacobs, D.F., Rathfon, R.A., Davis, A.S., Carlson, D.E. Connor, Kristina F., ed. Proceedings of the 13th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-92. Asheville, NC: US Department of Agriculture, Forest service, Southern Research Stations. 640 p.
Hardwood Seedling Production/Propagation
Subirrigation reduces water use, nitrogen loss, and mass growth in a container nursery. 2006. Dumroese, R.K., Pinto, J.R., Jacobs, D.F., Davis, A.S. and Horiuchi, B. Native Plants Journal Fall:253-261.
Successful Stock Production for Forest Regeneration: What Foresters Should Ask Nursery Managers About Their Crops (and Vice Versa). 2005. R.K. Dumroese, D.F. Jacobs, T.D. Landis. The Thin Green Line: A symposium on the state-of-the-art in reforestation Proceedings. Thunder Bay, ON. 26-28 July 2005. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour. Ont. For. Res. Inst. Sault Ste. Marie, On. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 160 p. Pp. 14-20.
Straw mulch prevents loss of fall-sown seeds to cold temperatures and wildlife predation. 2005. Jim Wichman, Robert Hawkins, and Paula M. Pijut. Native Plants Journal. 6(3):282-285.
Genetic Considerations in the operational production of hardwood nursery stock in the Eastern United States. 2005. Douglass F. Jacobs and Anthony S. Davis. NativePlants Spring.
Hardwood Seedling Production/Propagation - Black Cherry
Adventitious Shoot Regeneration and Rooting of Prunus serotina In Vitro Cultures. 2006. A.C. Espinosa, P.M. Pijut, and C.H. Michler. HortScience. 41(1):193-201.
Development of rooted cutting propagation method for Prunus serotina. 2005. Pijut, P.M., and Espinosa, A.C. the International Plant Propagators' Socieity Combined Proceedings 54:513-515.
Hardwood Seedling Production/Propagation - Black Walnut / Butternut
Response of grafted Juglans nigra to increasing nutrient availability: growth, nutrition, and nutrient retention in root plugs. 2006. Salifu, K.F., Jacobs, D.F.m Pardillo, G., and Schott, M. HortScience 41(6):1477-1480.
Stock quality of black walnut (Juglans Nigra) seedlings as affected by half-sib seed source and nursery sowing density. 2006. D.F. Jacobs, K.E. Woeste, B.C. Wilson, and J.R. McKenna. Proc. Vth Int. Walnut Symp. Eds. M.E. Malvolti and D. Avanzato. Acta Hort. 705.
Vegetative propagation of butternut (Juglans cinerea) - field results. In: Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Van Sambeek, J.: Coggeshall, M.; Seifert, J.; Woeste, K.; Overton, R. (eds.) Black walnut in new centruy. Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council research symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. St. paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 188 p.
Early season softwood cuttings effective for vegetative propagation of Juglans cinerea. 2002. Paula M. Pijut and Melanie J. Moore. HortScience 37(4):697-700.
Hardwood Seedling Production/Propagation - Oaks
Artificial regeneration of major oak (Quercus) species in the Eastern United States - A review of the literature. 2008. Dey, D.C., Jacobs, D., NcNabb, K., Miller, G., Baldwin, V. and Foster, G. Forest Science 54(1):77-106.
Evaluating chemical indices of growing media for nursery production of Quercus rubra seedlings. 2006. Salifu, K.F., Nicodeumus, M.A., Jacobs, D.F., and Davis, A.S. HortScience 41(5):1342-1346.
Comparing cold stored and freshly lifted water oak (Quercus nigra) seedlings based on physiological parameters. In Riley, L.E., and R.K. Dumroese, technical coordinators. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2006. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings 126-131.
Assessing viability of northern red oak acorns with X-rays: application for seed managers. 2006. Goodman, R.C., Jacobs, D.F., and Karrfalt, R.P. Native Plants Journal Fall 279-283.
Seedling quality standards for bottomland hardwood afforestation: some preliminary results on Nuttall oak. In Riley, L.E., and R.K. Dumroese, technical coordinators. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2006. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings (In press)..
Modified exponential nitrogen loading to promote morphological quality and nutrient storage of bareroot-cultured Quercus rubra and Quercus alba seedlings. 2006. Birge, Z.K.D., Salifu, F., and Jacobs, D.F. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 21:306-316.
Characterizing fertility targets and multi-element interactions in nursery culture of Quercus rubra seedlings. 2006. K.F. Salifu and D.F. Jacobs. Annals of Forest Science. 63:231-237.
Organic matter added to bareroot nursery beds influences soil properties and morphology of Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Quercus rubra seedlings. 2006. A.S. Davis, D.F. Jacobs, K.E. Wightman, and Z.K.D. Birge. New Forests. 31:293-303.
Maximizing Nutrient Storage in Nursery Culture to Promote Retranslocation and Growth of Outplanted Seedlings. 2005. K.F. Salifu, D.F. Jacobs, and Z. Birge. The Thin Green Line: A symposium on the state-of-the-art in reforestation Proceedings. Thunder Bay, ON. 26-28 July 2005. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour. Ont. For. Res. Inst. Sault Ste. Marie, On. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 160 p. Pp. 86-91.
Evaluating desiccation sensitivity of Quercus rubra acorns using X-ray image analysis. 2005. Rosa C. Goodman, Douglass F. Jacobs, and Robert P. Karrfalt. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35:2823-2831.
Short-day treatment alters Douglas-fir seedling dehardening and transplant root proliferation at varying rhizosphere temperatures. 2008. Jacobs, D.F., Davis, A.S., Wilson, B.C., Dumroese, R.K., Goodman, R.C., and Salifu, K.F. 2008. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38:1526-1535.
Transient physiological responses of planting frozen root plugs of Douglas-fir seedlings. 2008. Islam, M.A.., Jacobs, D.F., Apostol, K.G., and Dumroese, R. K. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38:1517-1525.
