Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center
Research Work Unit NRS-14
Our research mission
is to develop genetic, molecular, and tissue culture technologies and forest and nursery management guidelines for improvement of central hardwood forest productivity. more>>
Our Research Areas
We are :
Developing hardwood (oak and walnut) molecular markers for use in determination of genetic quality and population structure of current natural forests and plantations, and quantitative genes in superior hardwood trees. more>>
Developing vegetative and tissue culture propagation technologies for use in genomics research and mass propagation systems for superior trees. more>>
Developing nursery guides for production of quality seedlings and forest management guides for regeneration and reforestation of degraded agricultural land and riparian zones. more>>
Developing breeding and selection programs for black walnut, black cherry and northern red oak. more>>
Our Latest Products
- Lawson, Shaneka; Pike, Carrie 2017. Stable isotope ratios and reforestation potential in Acacia koa populations on Hawai'i. Annals of Forest Research
- Pollegioni, Paola; Woeste, Keith; Chiocchini, Francesca; Del Lungo, Stefano; Ciolfi, Marco; Olimpieri, Irene; Tortolano, Virginia; Clark, Jo; Hemery, Gabriel E.; Mapelli, Sergio; Malvolti, Maria Emilia; Chiang, Tzen-Yuh 2017. Rethinking the history of common walnut (Juglans regia L.) in Europe: Its origins and human interactions. PLOS ONE
- LaBonte, Nicholas; Tonos, Jadelys; Hartel, Colleen; Woeste, Keith E. 2017. Genetic diversity and differentiation of yellowwood [Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.Cours.) Rudd] growing in the wild and in planted populations outside the natural range. New Forests
- Alexander, Lisa; Woeste, Keith 2017. Pollen gene flow, male reproductive success, and genetic correlations among offspring in a northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) seed orchard. PLOS ONE
- Hu, Yiheng; Dang, Meng; Feng, Xiaojia; Woeste, Keith; Zhao, Peng 2017. Genetic diversity and population structure in the narrow endemic Chinese walnut Juglans hopeiensis Hu: implications for conservation. Tree Genetics & Genomes
Last Modified: 02/02/2016