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volume growth in young coastal Douglas-fir. Silvae Genetica
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Douglas-fir tree improvement programs? Western Journal of Applied
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S.N. and Adams, W.T. 1995. Impacts of genetic selection for
height growth on annual developmental cycle traits in coastal
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S.N. and Adams, W.T. 1995. Screening for cold hardiness in coastal
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genetic control in Oregon populations of Pseudotsuga
menziesii var. menziesii. Canadian Journal of
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Aitken,
S.N. , Adams, W.T., Schermann, N. and Fuchigami, L.H. 1996.
Family variation for fall cold hardiness in two Washington populations
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its relationship with drought hardiness in coastal Douglas-fir.
Thermochimica Acta 349:69-77. PDF
Anekonda,
T.S., Adams, W.T. and Aitken, S.N. 1998. Influence of second
flushing on genetic assessment of cold hardiness in coastal
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for Douglas-fir tree improvement programs: guidelines for a
simple, robust and inexpensive screening method. Western Journal
of Applied Forestry 15:129-136. PDF
Anekonda,
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and Wheeler, N.C. 2000. Genetics of cold hardiness in a cloned
full-sib family of coastal Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of
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Anekonda,
T.S., Lomas, M.C. and Adams, W.T. 2000. Genetic variation in
drought hardiness of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga
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T.S., Lomas, M.C., Adams, W.T., Kavanagh, K.L. and Aitken, S.N.
2002. Genetic variation in drought hardiness of coastal Douglas-fir
seedlings from British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Forest
Research 32:1701-1716. PDF
Balduman,
L.M., Aitken, S.N., Harmon, M. and Adams, W.T. 1999. Genetic
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tree environment. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29:62-72.
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Bower, A.D.
1998. Response of annual growth ring components to soil moisture
deficit in young, plantation grown Douglas-fir in coastal British
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Cherry, M.L., and Howe, G.T. (eds.) 2004. Proceedings, Genetics and Growth Modeling Workshop. November 4 - 6, 2003, Vancouver, Washington. Pacific Northwest Research Cooperative Report #21, Oregon State University. 171 pp. PDF
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Howe, G.T. 2006. Bibliography of Douglas-fir ecological genetics, evolutionary genetics, physiological genetics, and tree breeding. Pacific Northwest Research Cooperative Report #24, Oregon State University. 20 pp. PDF
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Howe, G.T. and Adams, W.T. 1988. Clinometer versus pole measurement of tree heights in young Douglas-fir progeny tests. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 3:86-88.
Jayawickrama,
K.J., Bracher, G. and Howe, G.T. 2002. Genetic Improvement of
Wood Quality in Coastal Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock. Proceedings
joint PNWTIRC/NWTIC workshop held in Corvallis, OR, June 27,
2002. PDF
Jermstad,
K.D., Bassoni, D.L., Wheeler, N.C., Anekonda, T.S., Aitken,
S.N., Adams, W.T. and Neale, D.B. 2001. Mapping of quantitative
trait loci controlling adaptive traits in coastal Douglas-fir:
II. Spring and fall cold hardiness. Theoretical and Applied
Genetics 102:1152-1158. PDF
Kaya, Z.,
Adams, W.T. and Campbell, R.K. 1994. Adaptive significance of
intermittent shoot growth in Douglas-fir seedlings. Tree Physiology
14:1277-1289. PDF
Krutovskii,
K.V., Vollmer, S.S., Sorensen, F.C., Adams, W.T. and Strauss,
S.H. 1996. Genome mapping in inter-varietal hybrids of Douglas-fir.
In: Western Forest Genetics Association Meeting, Newport,
Oregon, July 29-August 1, 1996, p. 23.
Krutovskii,
K.V., Vollmer, S.S., Sorenson, F.C., Adams, W.T. and Strauss,
S.H. 1996. Effects of megagametrophyte removal on DNA yield
and early seedling growth in coastal Douglas-fir. In:
Proceedings Western Forest Genetics Association Meeting, Newport,
Oregon, July 29-Aug. 1, 1996.
Krutovskii,
K.V., Vollmer, S.S., Sorenson, F.C., Adams, W.T., Knapp, S.J.
and Strauss, S.H. 1998. RAPD genome maps of Douglas-fir. Journal
of Heredity 89:197-205. PDF
Li, P. 1990.
Genetic variation in phenology of bud and cambial activity in
coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
(Mirb.) Franco). Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon. 147p.
Li, P. and
Adams, W.T. 1989. Range-wide patterns of allozyme variation
in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Canadian Journal
of Forest Research 19:149-161.
Li, P. and
Adams, W.T. 1993. Genetic control of bud phenology in pole-size
trees and seedlings of coastal Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal
of Forest Research 23:1043-1051.
Li, P. and
Adams, W.T. 1994. Genetic variation in cambial phenology of
coastal Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 24:1864-1870.
Lomas, M.C.
1999. Physiology and genetics of drought hardiness in coastal
Douglas-fir seedlings. M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon. 80p.
O'Neill,
G.A. , Adams, W.T. and Aitken, S.N. 2001. Quantitative genetics
of spring and fall cold hardiness in seedlings from two Oregon
populations of coastal Douglas-fir. Forest Ecology and Management
149:305-318. PDF
O'Neill,
G.A. 1999. Genetics of fall, winter and spring cold hardiness
in coastal Douglas-fir seedlings. Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 84p.
O'Neill,
G.A., Adams, W.T. and Aitken, S.N. 1996. Susceptibility to autumn
frost can be predicted by the timing of bud-set in Douglas-fir
seedlings but not saplings. In: Tree Improvement for
Sustainable Tropical Forestry, Dieters, M.J., Matheson, A.C.,
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G.A., Aitken, S.N. and Adams, W.T. 2000. Genetic selection for
cold hardiness in coastal Douglas-fir seedlings and saplings.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research 30:1799-1807. PDF
Schermann, N., Adams, W.T., Aitken, S.N. and Bastien, J.-C. 1997. Genetic parameters of stem form traits in a 9-year-old coastal Douglas-fir progeny test in Washington. Silvae Genetica 46:166-170.
Slavov, G.T. 2003. CTAB protocol for extracting DNA from Douglas-fir seed embryos and megagametophytes. 2p. PDF
Slavov,
G.T., Howe, G.T., Gyaourova, A.V., Birkes, D.S., and Adams,
W.T. 2004. Pollen Flow (PFL): A computer program for estimating
pollen flow using highly variable markers and paternity exclusion.
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Slavov, G.T., Howe, G.T., Yakovlev, I., Edwards, K.J. Krutovskii, K.V., Tuskan, G.A., Carlson, J.E., Strauss, S.H. and Adams, W.T. 2004. Highly variable SSR markers in Douglas-fir: Mendelian inheritance and map locations. Theor. Appl. Genet. 108:873-880. PDF
St. Clair,
J.B. 1989. Effects of seed characters and competitive environment
on two-year performance of open-pollinated Douglas-fir families.
Ph.D. Dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
146p.
St. Clair,
J.B. and Adams, W.T. 1991. Effects of seed weight and rate of
emergence on early growth of open-pollinated Douglas-fir families.
Forest Science 37:987-997.
St. Clair,
J.B. and Adams, W.T. 1991. Relative family performance and variance
structure of open-pollinated Douglas-fir seedlings grown in
three competitive environments. Theoretical and Applied Genetics
81:541-550.
St. Clair,
J.B. and Adams, W.T. 1993. Family composition of Douglas-fir
nursery stock as influenced by seed characters, mortality and
culling practices. New Forests 7:319-329.
Temel, F.
1997. Persistence and age-age genetic correlations of stem defects
in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
(Mirb.) Franco). M.S. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
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Temel, F.
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of stem defects in coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii
var. menziesii (Mirb.) Franco). Forest Genetics 7:145-153.
Vargas-Hernandez, J.J, Adams, W.T., and Joyce, D.G. 2003. Quantitative genetic structure of stem form and branching traits in Douglas-fir seedlings and implications for early selection. Silvae Genetica 52:36-44. PDF
Vargas-Hernandez,
J. 1990. Genetic variation of wood density components in coastal
Douglas-fir and their relationships to growth rhythm. Ph.D.
Dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 123p.
Vargas-Hernandez,
J. and Adams, W.T. 1991. Genetic variation of wood density components
in young coastal Douglas-fir: implications for tree breeding.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research 21:1801-1807.
Vargas-Hernandez,
J. and Adams, W.T. 1992. Age-age correlations and early selection
for wood density in young Douglas-fir. Forest Science 38:467-478.
Vargas-Hernandez,
J. and Adams, W.T. 1994. Genetic relationships between wood
density components and cambial growth rhythm in young coastal
Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 24:1871-1876.
Vargas-Hernandez,
J., Adams, W.T. and Krahmer, R.L. 1994. Family variation in
age trends of wood density traits in young coastal Douglas-fir.
Wood and Fiber Science 26:229-236.
Adams W.T. and Burczyk, J. 2000. Magnitude and implications of
gene flow in gene conservation reserves. In: Forest Conservation
Genetics: Principles and Practices, Young, A., Boshier, D. and
Boyle, T. (eds), CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia,
pp. 215-224.
Adams, W.T.,
Hipkins, V.D., Burczyk, J. and Randall, W.K. 1997. Pollen contamination
trends in a maturing Douglas-fir seed orchard. Canadian Journal
of Forest Research 27:131-134. PDF
Adams, W.T.,
White, G.R., Hodge and Powell, G.L. 1994. Genetic parameters for
bole volume in longleaf pine: large sample estimates and influences
of test characteristics. Silvae Genetica 43:357-366.
Adams, W.T.,
Zuo, J., Shimizu, J.Y. and Tappeiner, J.C. 1998. Impact of alternative
regeneration methods on genetic diversity in coastal Douglas-fir.
Forest Science 44:390-396.
Anekonda, T.S. 2001. Extreme growth phenotypes of trees are caused by differences in energy metabolism. Thermochimica Acta 373:125-132. PDF
Anekonda,
T.S. and Libby, W.J. 1996. Effectiveness of nearest neighbor data
adjustment in a clonal test of redwood. Silvae Genetica 45:46-51.
Anekonda,
T.S., Criddle, R.S. and Hansen, L.D. 2000. Response to letter
from M. Adams. Functional Ecology 14:654-656.
Anekonda,
T.S., Criddle, R.S., Bacca, M. and Hansen, L.D. 1999. Contrasting
adaptation of two eucalyptus subgenera is related to differences
in respiratory metabolism. Functional Ecology 13:675-682. PDF
Anekonda,
T.S., Criddle, R.S., Bacca, M.I. and Hansen, L.D. 2000. Influence
of age on dark respiration in eucalypts. Thermochimica Acta 343:11-17.
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Anekonda,
T.S., Hansen, L.D., Bacca, M. and Criddle, R.S. 1996. Selection
for biomass production based on respiration parameters in eucalypts:
effects of origin and growth climates on growth rates. Canadian
Journal of Forest Research 26:1556-1568.
Burczyk, J.,
Adams, W.T. and Shimizu, J.Y. 1996. Mating patterns and pollen
dispersal in a natural knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata Lemmon.)
stand. Heredity 77:251-280.
Burczyk, J.,
Adams, W.T. and Shimizu, J.Y. 1997. Mating system and genetic
diversity in natural populations of knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata).
Forest Genetics 4:223-226.
Criddle, R.S.
, Anekonda, T.S., Tong, H., Church, J.N., Ledig, F.T. and Hansen,
L.D. 2000. Effects of climate on growth traits of river red gum
are determined by respiration parameters. Australian Journal of
Plant Physiology 27:435-443.
Criddle, R.S.,
Anekonda, T.S. and Libby, W.J. 1996. Respiration parameters determine
redwood growth rates and responses to climate. In: Proceedings
Conference on Coast Redwood Forest Ecology and Management, Humboldt
State University, Arcata, CA, June 18-20, 1996.
Criddle, R.S.,
Anekonda, T.S., Bacca, M. and Hansen, L.D. 1996. Selection for
biomass production based on respiration parameters in eucalypts:
acclimation of growth respiration to changing growth temperatures.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research 26: 1569-1576.
Doede, D.L.
and Adams, W.T. 1998. The genetics of stem volume, stem form and
branch characteristics in sapling noble fir. Silvae Genetica 47:177-183.
Libby, W.J.,
Anekonda, T.S. and Kuser, J.E. 1996. The genetic architecture
study of coast redwood. In: Proceedings Conference on Coast Redwood
Forest Ecology and Management, Humboldt State University, Arcata,
CA, June 18-20, 1996.
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N. 1994. Etude des parameteres genetiques de trois populations
de Douglas vert (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco),
Analyse d'un diallele 16 x 16, Consequences pour la strategie
d'amelioration genetique de l'espece. Ph.D. Dissertation, Institut
National Agronomique, Paris-Grignon, France. 117p.
Zencirci, N., Kaya, Z., Anikster, Y. and Adams, W.T. 1998. Proceedings of International Symposium on In Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Diversity. Central Research Institute for Field Crops, Ankara, Turkey. 391p. ISBN 975-407-026-1.
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