Proceedings of the 27th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference

Proceedings
of the
27th Southern Forest Tree
Improvement Conference

Volume 27—2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS Proceedings of the 27th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference EDITOR—Craig R. McKinley
Plenary Session — Forest Genetics and Forest Sustainability
	Wednesday June 25, 2003 Steve McKeand, Moderator
	Pioneering Tree Improvement in Oklahoma (Invited Paper) Clark W. Lantz and Craig R. McKinley; pp. 1-5
	Sustainable Forest Management, Forest Certification, Tree Improvement, and Forest Biotechnology (Invited Paper) Frederick Cubbage; pp. 6-15
	Conservation Efforts for Pinus maximinoi in Mesoamerica and Its Potential as a Hybrid with Pinus taeda in South America W. S. Dvorak, J. L. Hamrick, B. J. Furman, G. R. Hodge and A. P. Jordan; p. 16
	Third-Cycle Breeding Strategy for Slash Pine by the Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program T. L. White, D. A. Huber and G. L. Powell; pp. 17-29
Session I, Concurrent A — Breeding, Testing and Selection
	Wednesday June 25, 2003 Robert Purnell, Moderator
	Responsiveness of Diverse Families of Loblolly Pine to Fertilization: Eight-Year Results from SETRES-2 S. E. McKeand, J. E. Grissom, R. Rubilar, and H. L. Allen; pp. 30-33
	Dominance and Stand Structure Analyses of a GXE Interaction Trial Rafael Rubilar, Steve McKeand, H. Lee Allen; pp. 34-37
	Age-Five Results from the Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program Slash Pine Polymix Trials D. A. Huber, T. L. White and G. L. Powell; pp. 38-43
	The Use of Site Factor Studies in Determining Environmental Variables That May be Important for Genotype by Environment Interaction Arnulf Kanzler, Gary R. Hodge and Lee Allen ; p. 44
	An Evaluation of Height as an Early Selection Criterion for Volume and Predictor of Site Index Gain in the Western Gulf E. M. Raley, D. P. Gwaze and T. D. Byram; pp. 45-55
	Introgression between Pinus taeda L. and Pinus echinata Mill. Jiwang Chen, C. G. Tauer, Guihua Bai, and Yinghua Huang; pp. 56-59
Session I, Concurrent B — Breeding, Testing and Selection
	Wednesday June 25, 2003 Tom Byram, Moderator
	Development of Differential Screening Panels for Slash Pine-Fusiform Rust Reaction Types F. E. Bridgwater, C. D. Nelson, T. D. Byram, T. L. Kubisiak, C. H. Young and R. L. Doudrick; p. 60
	Time Trend and Genetic Difference of Rust Infection in a Diallel Loblolly Pine Population Across Four Tests Hua Li, Henry Amerson and Bailian Li; p. 61
	On the Origin of Fusiform Rust Resistance in Loblolly Pine R. C. Schmidtling, C. D. Nelson and T. Kubisiak; p. 62
	The Efficacy of Breeding for Brown Spot Disease Resistance in Longleaf Pine D. P. Gwaze, L. H. Lott and C. D. Nelson; pp. 63-71
	Genetic Variation in Fraser Fir Mortality Due to Phytophthora Root Rot Kevin M. Potter and John Frampton; pp. 72-74
Session II, Concurrent A — Breeding, Testing and Selection
	Thursday June 26, 2003 Tim White, Moderator
	Cooperative Second-Generation Breeding and Testing of Coastal Douglas-fir in the US Pacific Northwest Keith J. S. Jayawickrama; p. 75
	Complementary Pairs Interaction of Resistance Genes and Avirulent Genes in Loblolly Pine: Fusiform Rust Pathosystem Using Diallel Data Hua Li, Henry Amerson and Bailian Li; p. 76
	Evaluation of an Open-Nucleus Model for Forest Tree Breeding Milan Lstibůrek and T. J. Mullin; pp. 77-80
	Implementation of Third–Cycle Loblolly Pine Breeding Plan —N. C. State University-Industry Cooperative Tree Improvement Program Bailian Li; p. 81
	Variation in Estimation of Genetic Parameters from Small Disconnected Diallel Mating Fikret Isik and Bailian Li; p. 82
	Age-Age Correlations In Pinus Taeda In Brazil Gary R. Hodge, Arnaldo Ribeiro Ferreira, Waldemar Assis da Veiga; pp. 83-84
Session II, Concurrent B — Breeding, Testing and Selection
	Thursday June 26, 2003 Mike Stine, Moderator
	Genetic Variation in Stone Pine Half-Sib Progenies Ioan Blada; pp. 85-95
	Top Grafting Longleaf x Slash Pine F₁ Hybrids on Mature Longleaf and Slash Pine Interstocks L. H. Lott, L. M. Lott, M. Stine, T. L. Kubisiak, and C. D. Nelson; pp. 96-101
	Genetic and Phenotypic Variability for Constitutive Oleoresin Flow in Loblolly Pine J. H. Roberds, B. L. Strom and F. P. Hain; pp. 102-104
	TREEPLAN® — A Genetic Evaluation System for Forest Trees T. A. McRae, L. A. Apiolaza, G. W. Dutkowski, R. J. Kerr, D. J. Pilbeam, M. B. Powell and B. Tier; pp. 105-113
	A New Model for Moving Forward with Marker-based Selection C. D. Nelson and C. S. Echt; p. 114
	Genetic Variation of Juvenile Wood Properties in a Loblolly Pine Diallel Test Robert Sykes, Fikret Isik, Bailian Li, John Kadla and H-m. Chang; p. 115
Session III, Concurrent A — Tree Improvement and Forest Sustainability
	Thursday June 26, 2003 John Adams, Moderator
	Cone and Seed Insect Pest Research: The Role of the Southwide Studies T. D. Byram, A. C. Mangini, and S. E. McKeand; pp. 116-125
	Performance of Nuttall Oak (Quercus texana Buckl.) Provenances in the Western Gulf Region D. P. Gwaze, T. D. Byram and E. M. Raley; pp. 126-137
	Early Performance and Genetic Parameters for Atlantic Coastal and Piedmont Loblolly Pine and Their Hybrids in the Piedmont Paraskevi Alizoti, Bailian Li and Steve McKeand; p. 138
	Seed Source Comparisons in 100 Tests in Arkansas and Oklahoma Lou Anne Dill and Clem Lambeth; pp. 139-142
Session III, Concurrent B — Tree Improvement and Forest Sustainability
	Thursday June 26, 2003 Randy Rousseau, Moderator
	Validation of Predicted Breeding Values for Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) Using Field Trials Planted in Large Block Plots Rodrigo Vergara, Timothy L. White, Dudley A. Huber, Barry D. Shiver, and Donald L. Rockwood; pp. 143-154
	Field Performance of Shortleaf Pine Half-Sib Families Though 10 Years in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas John C. Brissette and James P. Barnett; pp. 155-161
	Slash and Loblolly Pine Productivity on Reclaimed Titanium Mined Lands in Northeast Florida P. A. Proctor, D. L. Rockwood, and J. A. Mathey; pp. 162-170
	Performance Effects of Outside Pollen on Seed Orchards In and Out of the Genetic Source Area John A. Scrivani, Wayne F. Bowman and Onesphore Bitoki; p. 171
	Transgenic Loblolly Pine Trees from Diverse Elite Families H. J. Gladfelter, J. E. Gulledge, S. Schwuchow, R. R. McCormack, R. T. Kothera, M. R. Becwar, Bob J. Kodrzycki, H. D. Wilde, and M. B. Connett; p. 172
Session IV, Molecular Genetics and Clonal Propagation
	Friday June 27, 2003 Charles Tauer, Moderator
	Genetic Analysis of a Disease Resistance Gene from Loblolly Pine Yinghua Huang, Nili Jin, Alex Diner, Chuck Tauer, Yan Zhang and John Damicone; pp. 173-180
	Light Quality Effects on Germination and Conversion of Southern Pine Somatic Embryos S. A. Merkle, B. L. Upchurch, P. M. Montello, X. Xia, and D. R. Smith; pp. 181-183
	Loblolly Pine Karyotype Using FISH and DAPI Positive Banding M. N. Islam-Faridi, C. Dana Nelson, T. L. Kubisiak, M. V. Gullirmo, V. H. McNamara, S. Ramakrishnan, H. J. Price and D. M. Stelly; pp. 184-188
	Fourth-Year Results from a Clonal Test of Loblolly Pine Barry Goldfarb, Fikret Isik, Anthony LeBude, Steve McKeand and Bailian Li; p. 189
	Volume Gains of Rooted Loblolly Pine Clones at Age 10 in Florida and Alabama Early McCall and Fikret Isik; pp. 190-196
	Improving the Rooting Ability of Stem Cuttings from Virginia Pine and Fraser Fir Christmas Trees by Stumping Christopher Rosier and John Frampton; pp. 197-200
	USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection Resistance Screening Center Carol H. Young; p. 201
Poster Abstracts
	Wednesday June 25, 2003
	High Efficiency Transformation of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Using Green Fluorescent Protein as a Vital Screenable Marker Wei Tang and Ronald J. Newton; p. 202
	Antibiotics Effects on the Elimination of Agrobacterium tumefaciens from Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Zygotic Embryo Explants and on Transgenic Plant Regeneration Wei Tang and Ronald J. Newton; p. 203
	Geographic Information Systems(GIS) and Virtual Reality Models (VRM) to Improve the Analysis of Genetic and Silvicultural Trials Rafael Rubilar, Steve McKeand and H. Lee Allen; p. 204
	Microprojectile-Mediated Genetic Transformation of Embryogenic Sweetgum Cultures M. J. Walsh and S. A. Merkle; p. 205
	Rooting Cuttings of Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra L.) Matthew H. Gocke, Barry Goldfarb and Daniel J. Robison; p. 206
	Progress with American Chestnut Somatic Embryogenesis G. M. Andrade and S. A. Merkle; p. 207
	Evaluation of the Inheritance of Tip Moth Susceptibility Using Pine Hybrids Planted in Southeast Mississippi M. T. Highsmith, L. H. Lott, D. P. Gwaze, D. Lominy and C. D. Nelson; p. 208
	Evaluation of an Open-Nucleus Model for Forest Tree Breeding M. Lstibůrek and T. J. Mullin; p. 209
	Characterization of a Bacterial Contaminant in Loblolly Pine Tissue Culture M. J. Cook, J. J. Clark, J. W. Anderson, A. D. Junkins, C. K. Karr and M. R. Becwar; p. 210
	A Functional Genomics Pipeline in Loblolly Pine and Eastern Cottonwood Bob Kodrzycki, Paul Sanders, Murray Grigor, Samantha Roberts, Kim Winkeler, Kirk Foutz, Heather Holley and Carl Huetteman; p. 211
	Field Selection of American Sweetgum Transformed for Herbicide Resistance C. A. Huetteman, Y. Zhao, K. C. Gause, H. D. Wilde and B. T. Parks; p. 212
	Loblolly Pine Karyotype Using FISH and DAPI Positive Banding M. N. Islam-Faridi, C. D. Nelson, T. L. Kubisiak, M. V. Gullirmo, V. H. McNamara, H. J. Price and D. M. Stelly; p. 213
	Molecular Pathology of Pitch Canker Disease Katherine E. Smith, Alison M. Morse, Gogce Kayihan, Dudley A. Huber, Timothy L. White, C. Dana Nelson and John M. Davis; p. 214
	REGISTRATION LIST - 27TH SOUTHERN FOREST TREE IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE; pp. 215-221
	MEMBERS, SOUTHERN FOREST TREE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE; p. 222