Auburn University

Advisory Meeting FY18

 
 

Advisory Meeting - FY2018

Agenda
FY17 Accomplishments
FY18 Work Plan
FY17 Budget (Projected vs. Actual) and FY18-20 Three Year Budget Projections
Meeting Minutes
FY 2017 Annual Report

 

Presentations

Luis Mendez: Forest Health Cooperative Diagnostics Laboratory Update and Sudden Oak Death Survey Laboratory Update

Charles Essien: Screening elite loblolly pine families for structural integrity with near infrared-based chemometric models and acoustics

Pratima Devkota: Variation in tolerance of several loblolly pine families to Leptographium terebrantis and Grosmannia huntii, The role of Leptographium terebrantis and Grosmannia huntii invasion in driving drought-related decline in loblolly pine, Driving towards biocontrol of ophiostomatoid fungi by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, Intra-species variation in response of mature loblolly pine to root-infecting ophiostomatoid fungi

Andrea Wahl: The effect of Sirex spp. woodwasps and their fungal associateson Alabama forest health

John Mensa: Pathogenicity of Leptographium terebrantis to loblolly pine: effect of inoculum density

John Mensa: Physiological response of loblolly pine to Leptographium terebrantis in a naturally regenerated stand

Ryan Nadel: Quantifying the impact of pine decline in the southeastern United States (Overview)

Sole Peresin: Nanocellulose/lignin: Possible BB Control

 

Posters

Ahl, J.B., Eckhardt, L.G. and Beach, J.M. Can you identify spores of fungal species on coleopteran with hyperspectral interferometry?

Essien, C., Via, B.K., Gallagher, T., McDonald, T., and Eckhardt, L.G. Does tree species susceptibility to root feeding fungi affects wood quality?

Essien, C., Via, B.K., Gallagher, T., McDonald, T., and Eckhardt, L.G. Rapid characterization of genetically improved loblolly pine families using acoustic technique.

Wahl, A.C., Nadel, R.L., Slippers, B. and Eckhardt, L.G. A survey for Sirex noctilio and native woodwasps in Alabama.

Duwadi, S., Nadel, R., Feng, Y., and Eckhardt, L.G. Study of soil microbial biomass and soil moisture in loblolly pine (Pinus teada ) stand.

 

Field Posters

Quantifying Pine Decline: Leaf Area Index Measurement - Mensah

Quantifying Pine Decline: Radial Growth Measurement & Treatment Application - Mensah

How does Leptographium terebrantis affect insect populations? - Ahl

What is that killing my trees? - Ahl

Study of Fine Root Abundance by Minirhizotron Method - Duwadi

The Effect of Soil Moisture Content in Soil Microbial Biomass Loblolly Pine Stand - Duwadi