Employee Information |
Name: |
C. Dana Nelson |
Title: |
Project Leader/Research Geneticist |
Unit: |
Forest Genetics & Biological Foundations (4160)
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Phone: |
228-832-2747 Ext. 201 |
Fax: |
228-832-0130 - Location Fax
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E-Mail: |
dananelson@fs.fed.us |
Location Information |
Mailing Address: |
USDA-Forest Service
Southern Institute of Forest Genetics
23332 Highway 67
Saucier, MS 39574-9344 |
Shipping Address: |
Same |
Location Phone: |
228-832-2747 |
Research Information |
Education: |
PhD, Forest Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1988 MS, Forest Genetics, Oklahoma State University, 1984 BS, Forestry, Iowa State University, 1982 |
Current Research: |
- host-pathogen genetics, in particular the genetics of fusiform rust disease on slash and loblolly pines
- population and quantitative genetics of the southern pines
- DNA marker development and genome mapping
- comparative genomics of the southern pines and related conifers
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Collaborative Research: |
- genetic mapping various traits such as pitch canker and brown spot disease resistance in slash and longleaf pines, tip moth resistance in loblolly pine, and early height growth in longleaf pine
- developing DNA marker-aided selection procedures for tree improvement applications
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