John M. Davis

TL;DR: This work identifies trees with Fr genes in a loblolly pine population derived from a complex mating design challenged with two Cqf inocula (one gall and 10 gall mixtures) and suggests that it is feasible to identify trees segregating for Fr genes and to map Fr genes, based on parental analysis of SNPs that cosegregate with disease incidence in designed resistance screening trials.

TL;DR: Different VSPs play distinct roles in the poplar shoot apex, with BSP accumulating as a reserve near the shoot apex during terminal bud formation, based on messenger RNA and protein expression analysis.

TL;DR: It is speculated that the induced chitinase activity could act to increase the tolerance of poplars to opportunistic wound pathogens.

TL;DR: Five dormant, mature black locust trees were placed on MS basal medium with various levels of 6-benzylaminopurine and bud explants from two of the trees produced shoots which could be subcultured.

TL;DR: The ability of P. taeda to recover from a dramatic reduction in population size while still retaining high levels of genetic diversity shows promise for other pines facing environmental stressors associated with climate change, indicating that these too may be able to adapt successfully to new future conditions even after a drastic population size contraction.