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

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

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.

John Mensa:Quantifying Pine Decline: Leaf Area Index Measurement

John Mensa:Quantifying Pine Decline: Radial Growth Measurement & Treatment Application

Jessica Ahl:How does Leptographium terebrantis affect insect populations?

Jessica Ahl:What is that killing my trees?

Shrijana Duwadi:Study of Fine Root Abundance by Minirhizotron Method

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

Minutes