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    Correspondence 

    2014

    • Updated Trial Measurement Schedule

      Data 

      Each dataset is available in a SAS ver. 7.0 dataset or a zipped Microsoft Excel or Access file.

      G3N - A-100 (mid-rotation fertilization and weed control)

      • Microsoft Word
      • SAS
      • Microsoft Excel

      A Series - Eastern Study A 1st-year survival, height and weather

      • Microsoft Access

      FBRC Internal Reports

      2018-2019

      • Report #107 Forest Biology Research Cooperative 23rd Annual Report

      2017-2018

      • Report #106 Response to temperature and virulence assessment of Fusarium circinatum isolates in the context of climate change
      • Report #105 Forest Biology Research Cooperative 22nd Annual Report

      2016-2017

      • Report #104 Genetic control of growth and shoot phenology in juvenile loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) clonal trials
      • Report #103 A low-cost spore trap allows collection of Fusarium circinatum airborne spores for real-time PCR quantification
      • Report #102 Forest Biology Research Cooperative 21st Annual Report

      2015-2016

      • Report #100 Forest Biology Research Cooperative 20th Annual Report

      2014-2015

      • Report #99 Treatment carry-over effects on growth and nutrient dynamics for Sustainable Silvicultural Practices Study (SSPS)
      • Report #98 An annotated consensus genetic map for Pinus taeda L. and extent of linkage disequilibrium in three genotype-phenotype discovery populations
      • Report #97 Consistent genetic and environmental effects from early to mid-rotation on two-parameter Weibull distribution for loblolly and slash pine
      • Report #96: Forest Biology Research Cooperatives 19th Annual Report

      2013-2014

      • Report #95: Discovering candidate genes that regulate resin canal number in Pinus taeda stems by integrating genetic analysis across environments, ages, and populations
      • Report #94: Family, Environment and Silviculture Effects in Pure- and Mixed-Family Stands of Loblolly (Pinus taeda L.) and Slash (P. elliottii Engelm var. ellitottii) Pine
      • Report #93: Variation in biomass distribution and nutrient content in loblolly pine clones having contrasting crown architecture and growth efficiency
      • Report #92: Local and general above-stump biomass functions for loblolly pine and slash pine trees
      • Report #91: Duplications and losses in gene families of rust pathogens highlight putative effectors
      • Report #90: Forest Biology Reseach Cooperative 18th Annual Report

       

      2012-2013

      • Report #89: Discovering genes that regulate resin canal number in Pinus stems by integrating association genetic and quantitative trait locaus analysis across environments, ages, and populations
      • Report #88: Mapping fusiform rust resistance genes within a complex mating design of loblolly pine
      • Report #87: Inter-rotational effects of fertilization and weed control on juvenile loblolly pine productivity and nutrient dynamics
      • Report #86: Forest Biology Reseach Cooperative 17th Annual Report

      2011-2012

      • Report #85: Genetic analysis of constitutive oleoresin flow in loblolly pine indicatesextensive genotype-by-environment interactions: implications for bark beetle resistance andbioenergy potential
      • Report #85: Supplemental material
      • Report #84: Economical sustainability of pinestraw raking in slash pine stands in the southeastern United States
      • Report #83: Accuracy of genomic selection methods in a standard data set of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)
      • Report #82: Relative contributions of crown and phenological traits to growth of a pseudo-backcross pine family ((slash×loblolly)×slash) and its pure species progenitors
      • Report #81: Variability in the carbon isotopic composition of foliage carbon pools (soluble carbohydrates, waxes) and respiration fluxes in southeastern U.S. pine forests
      • Report #80: Modeling the effects of stand development, site quality, and silviculture on leaf area index, litterfall, and forest floor accumulations in loblolly and slash pine plantations
      • Report #79: Controls on carbon dynamics by ecosystem structure and climate for
        southeastern U.S. slash pine plantations
      • Report #78: Project work plan: Silvicultural Sustainable Productivity Study (SSPS)
      • Report #77: Project work plan: Loblolly and slash pine backcross joint experiment with CFGRP
      • Report #76: Project work plan: Understanding soil x nutrition x genetic interactions for loblolly pine plantations
      • Report #75: Forest Biology Research Cooperative 16th Annual Report

      2010-2011

      • Report #74: Accelerating the domestication of trees using genomic selection: Accuracy of prediction models across ages and environments
      • Report #73: Modeling the effects of stand development, site quality, and silviculture on leaf area index, litterfall, and forest floor accumulations in loblolly and slash pine plantations
      • Report #72: A flexible hybrid model of life cycle carbon balance for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) management systems
      • Report #71: Forest Biology Research Cooperative 15th Annual Report

      2009-2010

      • Report #70: Non-flowering plants possess a unique folate-dependent phenylalanine hydroxylase that is localized in chloroplasts
      • Report #69: An examination of micronutrient limitations in two young managed southern pine stands planted on Florida spodosols
      • Report #68: Long term effects of weed control and fertilization on the carbon and nitrogen dynamics of a slash and loblolly pine forest in north central Florida
      • Report #67: Water availability and genetic effects on wood properties of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)
      • Report #66: Water availability and genetic effects on water relations of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) stands (Pinus taeda L.)
      • Report #65: Forest Biology Research Cooperative 14th Annual Report

      2008-2009

      • Report #64: Twenty-five years of intensive forest management with southern pines: Important lessons learned
      • Report #63: Clonal evaluation for fusiform rust disease resistance: Effects of pathogen virulence and disease escape
      • Report #62: Association mapping of quantitative disease resistance in a natural population of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)
      • Report #61: Forest Biology Research Cooperative 13th Annual Report

      2007-2008

      • Report #60: Forest Biology Research Cooperative 12th Annual Report
      • Report #59: Forest Biology Research Cooperative 11th Annual Report
      • Report #58: Inheritance of foliar stable carbon isotope discrimination and third-year height in Pinus taeda clones on contrasting sites in Florida and Georgia
      • Report #57: Effects of forest management intensity on carbon and nitrogen content in different soil size fractions of a North Florida Spodosol
      • Report #56: Spatial relationships between nitrogen status and pitch canker disease in slash pine planted adjacent to a poultry operation
      • Report #55: The value of forest biotechnology: a cost modeling study with loblolly pine and kraft linerboard in the southeastern USA
      • Report #54: Effects of management intensity, genetics and planting density on wood stiffness in a plantation of juvenile loblolly pine in the southeastern USA
      • Report #53: VARIETIES: Varietal ARchitecture Investigations Examining Tree Interactions on Experimental Sites Series 1 - STUDY PLAN
      • Report #52: Early Results-See Final Report # 54
      • Report #51: Early Results-See Final Report #56

      2006

      • Report #50. "Crown structure and biomass allocation patterns modulate aboveground productivity in young loblolly pine and slash pine"
      • Report #49. "Soil Aggregation and Carbon in a Forested Southeastern Coastal Plain Spodosol"
      • Report #48. "Regional carbon dynamics in the Southeastern U.S.A. Coastal Plain: balancing land-cover type, timber harvesting, fire, and environmental variation"
      • Report #47. "Operating Procedures: Third Five-Year Phase (July 2006 -July 2011)"
      • Report #46. "Genetic gain from selection for rooting ability and early growth in vegetatively propagated clones of loblolly pine"
      • Report #45. "Genetic analysis of early field growth of loblolly pine clones and seedlings from the same full-sib families"
      • Report #44. "Genotype x environment interactions for loblolly and slash pine plantations in the southeastern United-States"
      • Report #43. "Tenth Annual Report"
      • Report #42. "Estimating sunlight penetration of forest canopies from three-dimensional airborne liDAR data using field-of-view functions"

      2005

      • Report #41. "Clonal variation in crown structure, absorbed photosynthetically active radiation and growth of loblolly and slash pine"
      • Report #40. "Genetic variation in basal area increment phenology and its correlation with growth rate in loblolly and slash pine families and clones"
      • Report #39. "Ninth Annual Report"
      • Report #38. "Feasibility of using ground-penetrating radar to quantify root mass in Florida's intensively managed pine plantations"
      • Report #37. "Genetic effects of rooting loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) stem cuttings from a partial diallel mating design"
      • Report #36. "A physiological and morphological analysis of the effects of nitrogen supply on the relative growth rates of nine loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) clones"
      • Report #35. "Strategies and Case Studies for Incorporating Ecophysiology into Southern Pine Tree Improvement Programs"
      • Report #34. "Soil Supply and Nutrient Demand (SSAND)"
      • Report #33. "Micronutrient Study Establishment Report"

      2004

      • Report #32. "Genetic Dissection of Fusiform Rust and Pitch Canker Disease Traits in Loblolly Pine"
      • Report #31, "Pine Genes Regulated by the Necrotrophic Pathogen Fusarium circinatum"
      • Report #30, "Eighth Annual Report"
      • Report #29, "Developmental patterns and nutrition impact radiation use efficiency components in southern pine stands"
      • Report #28, "Production Dynamics of Intensively Managed Loblolly Pine Stands in the Southern United States: A Synthesis of Seven Long-term Experiments"
      • Report #27, "Stand Development and Production Dynamics of Loblolly Pine Under a Range of Cultural Treatments in North-Central Florida USA"
      • Report #26, "Leaf- and crown-level net photosynthesis in loblolly and slash pine families"

      2003

      • Report #25, "Inoculation of seedlings of rust resistant slash pine families with single-gall and mixed-gall sources of Cronartium quercuum f. sp. fusiforme"
      • Report #24, "Seventh Annual Report"
      • Report #22, "Study Plan: Western Gulf CCLONES (Comparing Clonal Lines on Experimental Sites) - Clonal Biology and Performance of Elite Genotypes of loblolly Pine"

      2002

      • Report #23, "Sporulation of Fusiform Rust Gall Reaction Types in Slash Pine"
      • Report #21, "Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) Response to Disking and Herbicide Treatments on Cutover Sites"
      • Report #20, "Comparative Histopathology of Host Reaction Types in Slash Pine Resistant to Cronartium quercuum f. sp. fusiforme"
      • Report #19, "Sixth Annual Report"
      • Report #18, "Study Plan: Slash Pine CCLONES (Comparing Clonal Lines on Experimental Sites) - Clonal Biology and Performance of Elite Genotypes of Slash Pine"

      2001

      • Report #17, "Operating Procedures Second Five-Year Phase (March 2001 -March 2006)"
      • Report #16, "Fifth Annual Report"
      • Report #15, "Study Plan: PPINES - Western Gulf (Pine Productivity Interactions Experimental Studies)"

      2000

      • Report #14, "Fourth Annual Report"
      • Report #13, Study Plan: "Study B: Clonal Biology of and Performance of Elite Genotypes of Loblolly and Slash Pine"
      • Report #12, "Geographic Variation in fusiform Rust Incidence on Progeny of Resistant and Susceptible Slash Pine Families in the Coastal Plain: Rust Virulence Study - 4th Planting Established 1994"
      • Report #11, "Components of Partial Resistance in the Slash Pine - Fusiform Rust Pathosystem"
      • Report #10, "Effects of Stand Development and Soil Nutrient Supply on Production, Allocation and Leaf Area Efficiency in Southern Pine Forests"

      1999

      • Report #9, "Stability of Fusiform Rust-Resistant Loblolly Pine Families Among Years and Locations in the Southeastern USA"
      • Report #8, "Third Annual Report"
      • Report #7, "Non-destructive Measurement of Acid Phosphotase Activity in the Rhizosphere Using Nitrocellulose Membranes and Image Analysis."
      • Report #6, "Stability of Fusiform Rust Resistant Slash Pine Families Among Years and Locations in the Southeastern Coastal Plain"

      1998

      • Report #5, "Growth Responses of Slash and Loblolly Pine Following Herbicide Release and Fertilization Treatments at Establishment"
      • Report #4, "Second Annual Report"
      • Report #3, Study Plan: "Study A: Spacing by Cultural Interactions of Elite Southern Pine Genotypes"

      1997

      • Report #2, "Geographic Variation in fusiform Rust Incidence on Progeny of Resistant and Susceptible Slash Pine Families in the Coastal Plain: Rust Virulence Study - 3rd Planting Established 1991"
      • Report #1, "Pitch Canker in Young Loblolly Pines, Influence of Precommercial Thinning and Fertilization on Disease Occurence and Severity"
      • 1997 Annual Report, "First Annual Report."

      FBRC Presentations

      • September 18-19, 2019, Advisory Council Meeting
      • September 12-13, 2018, Advisory Council Meeting
      • September 16-17, 2015, Advisory Council Meeting
      • September 10-11, 2014, Advisory Council Meeting
      • September 17-18, 2013, Advisory Council Meeting
      • September 29-30, 2011 Advisory Council Meeting
      • April 28, 2011 Science Committee Meeting (Fourth five-year research plan)
      • September 14-15, 2010 Advisory Council Meeting

      Relevant External Publications

      • Adegbidi, H.G., E.J. Jokela and N.B. Comerford. Factors influencing production efficiency of intensively managed loblolly pine plantations in a 1- to 4-year-old chronosequence. Forest Ecology and Management. 218(1-3):245-258.
      • Roth, B.E. 2005. LCP PPINES statistical summary tables reporting family-level differences, within-family variation, and among location variation in morphological, nutritional and growth traits. FBRC Deliverable. 881pp.
      • Martin, T.A. 2005. Simple predictors of leaf area in young loblolly pine trees. FBRC Deliverable. 2pp
      • Cropper, W.P. and N.B. Comerford. 2005. Optimizing simulated fertilizer additions using a genetic algorithm with a nutrient uptake model. Ecological Modelling 185: 271–281.
      • Stover, C.M. 2005. A Physiological and Morphological Analysis of the Effects of Nitrogen Supply on the Relative Growth Rates of Nine Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Clones. MS Thesis. 62 pp.
      • Martin, T.A., and E.J. Jokela. 2004. Stand development and production dynamics of loblolly pine under a range of cultural treatments in north-central Florida USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 192(1):39-58.
      • Jokela, E.J., P.M. Dougherty, and T.A. Martin. 2004. Production dynamics of intensively managed loblolly pine stands in the southern United States: a synthesis of seven long-term experiments. Forest Ecology and Management. 192(1):117-130.
      • Adegbidi HG, Comerford NB, Jokela EJ, Barros NF. 2004. Root development of young loblolly pine in spodosols in southeast Georgia. Soil Science Soc. Amer. J. 68(2): 596-604.
      • Xiao, Y. Jokela, E.J. and White T.L. 2003b. Growth and leaf nutrient responses of loblolly and slash pine families to intensive silvicultural management. For. Ecol. Manage. 183: 281-295.
      • Xiao, Y. Jokela, E.J. and White T.L. 2003a. Species differences in crown structure and growth performance of juvenile loblolly and slash pine. For. Ecol. Manage. 174: 295-313.
      • Biomass development for intensively managed loblolly pine plantations growing on Spodosols in the southeastern USA - (H. G. Adegbidi, E. J. Jokela, N. B. Comerford and N. F. Barros, 2002)
      • Cooperative Research in Forestry: A winning Combination - (IMPACT Magazine, Winter 2002)
      • Finding the keys to unlock the productivity of southern forests - (Florida Forests Magazine, Summer 2002)
      • Economic Impact of Florida's Forest Industries - (IFAS Extension, June 2001)
      • Tip Dieback in Loblolly Pine - L.W. Jolley (Clemson Dissertation, May 2001)
      • Sustained productivity in intensively managed forest plantations - (T. Fox, December 2000)
      • A Review of Cooperative Research in the South (SIFRC Report no.7, July 2000)
      • Intensive Management - Can the South Really Live Without It? (J.M. Guldin and T.B. Wigley)
      • Implications of agricultural site productivity for forests NCASI Technical Bulletin No. 766

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