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The
Western Forest Genetics Association (WFGA)
2001 Conference
Plenary Session 1. Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Lauren Fins, Moderator.
ROOM: Alumni Center, AGR Hall
| 8:15 - 8:30 |
David Neale, Institute of Forest Genetics
Opening Remarks |
| 8:30 - 9:15 |
Connie Millar, Institute of Forest Genetics
From El Nino to Milankovitch: The Influence of Climate on History
of Southwest Forest |
| 9:15 - 10:00 |
Aaron Liston, Oregon State University
Contributions of Molecular Phylogeny to Forest Genetics: Examples
from the Pinaceae |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:15 |
Jeff Mitton, University of Colorado
Mt DNA Phylogeny of Limber and Ponderosa Pines |
| 11:15 - 12:00 |
Tom Conkle, Institute of Forest Genetics
Patterns of Poplulation Differentiation in Western North American
Conifers. |
Plenary Session 2. Adaptation and Response to Stress
Tom Adams, Moderator.
ROOM: Alumni Center, AGR Hall
| 8:15 - 8:30 |
David Neale, Institute of Forest Genetics
Opening Remarks |
| 8:30 - 9:15 |
Sally Aitken, University of British Columbia
Some Like it Hot: Adaptation to Temperature and Moisture Regimes
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| 9:15 - 10:00 |
Glenn Howe, Ohio State University
Physiology and Genetics of Dormancy - Related Traits in Populus.
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:15 |
George Newcombe, University of Idaho
Adaptive Responses among Exotic Hosts and Pathogens |
| 11:15 - 12:00 |
Tom Gordon, UC Davis
The Resistance to Pitch Canker in Monterey Pine
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Plenary Session 3. Tree Improvement
and Biotechnology
Bill Libby, Moderator.
ROOM: RM 198 Young Hall
| 8:15 - 8:30 |
David Neale, Institute of Forest Genetics
Opening Remarks |
| 8:30 - 9:15 |
Tim White, University of Florida
Roles of Plantations and Tree Improvement in Global Forestry
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| 9:15 - 10:00 |
Jay Kitzmiller, USDA Forest Service
Promoting Healthy California Forests: Overview of the USFS Genetic
Resources Program |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:15 |
Ron Sederoff, North Carolina State University Genomics
of Forest Trees; Evaluations and Prospectus |
| 11:15 - 12:00 |
Steve Strauss, Oregon State University
Genetically Modified Trees: Their Place, Their Benefits, Their
Concerns and Their Myths |
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