Auburn University

Advisory Meeting FY12
 
 

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Agenda
 Agenda (pdf)

 

Parking

Campus map with parking location (No permit required)

 

Documents

FY2011 Accomplishments (pdf)
FY2012 Work Plan (pdf)

FY2011 Annual Report (pdf)

 

Presentations (PowerPoint / pdf)

Students (Graduate and Undergraduate) and Other

Dan Anderson Sudden Oak Death Survey & FHC Diagnostic Lab
Yuan Zeng Bark beetle populations related to silviculture disturbances
Ben Brunson Cogongrass: Does it affect root-feeding beetle populations and pine decline susceptibility
Amritpal Singh Resistance of Pinus taeda families against Leptographium root fungi and assessment of family morphological traits linked to Leptographium infection
Rebecca Kidd RW19 Update - Leesville, LA
Lori Eckhardt Other Project Updates
Nancy Loewenstein Invasive Species Update

 

Guest Speakers

Emily Carter Soil properties associated with loblolly pine decline in Alabama
Terry Fischer Timber Dog Exhibition

 

Handouts

Updated Pine Decline Distribution Map

Sample Guide and Diagnostics Submission Form

 

Proposals

1. Impact on Plant Composition/Quality on Genetically Superior Pinus taeda Infected by Pathogenic Ophiostomatoid Fungi

 

Research Projects Underway

1. Delineating loblolly pine decline in the Southeast using county survey and FHM/FIA data (in association with US Forest Service Forest Health Monitoring)

2. Hylastes population dynamics and forest health evaluation in association with thinning and harvesting

3. Resistance of Pinus taeda families under artificial inoculations with native and non-native Leptographium spp involved in premature mortality
4. Hylastes population dynamics and forest health evaluation in association with thinning and fertilization (in association with the Forest Productivity Cooperative)
5. Nutrition and disease resistance
6. Hylastes population dynamics and forest health evaluation in association with conventional thinning and biomass removal (in conjunction with the National Forest System and Alabama Power)

 

Minutes

Minutes (pdf)

 

Attendees

Attendee List (pdf)