C. Dana Nelson

Employee Information
Name:	C. Dana Nelson
Title:	Project Leader/Research Geneticist
Unit:	Forest Genetics & Biological Foundations (4160)
Phone:	228-832-2747 Ext. 201
Fax:	228-832-0130 - Location Fax
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
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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