Keith Woeste
Title: Research Plant Molecular Geneticist
Unit: Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center
Address: Northern Research Station
Hardwood Tree Improvement & Regeneration Center, 715 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2061
Phone: 765-496-6808
E-mail: Contact Keith Woeste
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Education
- University of California, Davis, Ph.D., Genetics, 1994
- University of California, Davis, M.S., Genetics, 1993
- University of California, Davis, M.S., Horticulture, 1990
- Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, M.Div., 1986
- University of Florida, B.S., 1980
Civic & Professional Affiliations
American Society of Plant Biology
Current Research
The Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC) performs research in four areas that develop and disseminate knowledge on
- improving the genetic quality of hardwood tree species,
- conserving fine hardwood germplasm,
- restoring and regenerating sustainable hardwood forests and riparian zones for production of forest products and maintenance of genetically diverse ecosystems, and
- forest genetics and genomics.
The HTIRC is a unique regional and collaborative research, development and technology transfer effort that applies classical breeding, genomics, genetic modification, advancedpropagation, production, and silviculture to benefit industry, private landowners and the scientific community
Why is This Important
Fine hardwoods such as black walnut and white oak are an important economic and ecological resource. Landowners in the Central Hardwood Region have a long history of afforestation and interest in obtaining the highest quality planting stock. They look to the Forest Service and other public agencies to provide them with guidance concerning the best practices for establishing and managing their forest plantings. Basic research in the biology and genetics of fine hardwoods has lagged behind that of conifers over the last century. The pressures of increased demand for hardwood products, urban expansion, and the limits placed on logging on public lands have meant that we need to find ways to make more hardwood on private lands. Most forest landowners in the Central Hardwood Region own small properties and there are few large, industrial holdings. Thus, research and technology transfer must address highly localized needs.
Future Research
- Understanding of the genetic and epigenetic regulation of wood grain formation
- Use of RFID technology to monitor and maintain long-term field studies
- Butternut conservation breeding and genetics
- Chestnut reproductive biology and gene flow after species reintroduction
- Marker-assisted breeding and selection in hardwoods
- Genetics of hardwood nursery stock growth and outplanting performance
- Use of hybrids to improve growth and quality of hardwoods
Featured Publications
- Pijut, Paula M.; Woeste, Keith E.; Michler, Charles H. 2011. Promotion of adventitious root formation of difficult-to-root hardwood tree species. In: Janick, Jules, ed. Horticultural Reviews. 38: 213-251.
- McKenna, J.R.; Ostry, M.E.; Woeste, K. 2011. Screening butternut and butternut hybrids for resistance to butternut canker. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 460-474.
- Farlee, Lenny; Woeste, Keith; Ostry, Michael; McKenna, James; Weeks, Sally. Conservation and management of butternut trees. 2010. Conservation and management of butternut trees. FNR-421-W. West Lafayette, IN. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. 10 p.
- Farlee, Lenny; Woeste, Keith; Ostry, Michael; McKenna, James; Weeks, Sally. 2010. Identification of butternuts and butternut hybrids. FNR-420-W. West Lafayette, IN. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. 11 p.
- Woeste, Keith; Farlee, Lenny; Ostry, Michael; McKenna, James; Weeks, Sally. 2009. A forest manager's guide to butternut. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 26(1): 9-14.
Additional
Online Publications
- Woeste, Keith; Pijut, Paula M. 2009. The peril and potential of butternut. Arnoldia. 66(4): 2-12.
- Ross-Davis, Amy; Huang, Zhonglian; McKenna, James; Ostry, Michael; Woeste, Keith. 2008. Morphological and molecular methods to identify butternut (Juglans cinerea) and butternut hybrids: relevance to butternut conservation. Tree Physiology. 28(7): 1127-1133.
- Michler, Charles H.; Woeste, Keith E.; Pijut, Paula M. 2007. Black Walnut. In: Kole, Cittaranjan, ed. Genome mapping and molecular breeding in plants, Vol. 7, Forest trees. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag: 189-198.
- Pijut, Paula M.; Woeste, Keith E.; Vengadesan, G. 2007. Technological advances in temperate hardwood tree improvement including breeding and molecular marker applications. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant. 43: 283-303.
- Victory, Erin R.; Glaubitz, Jeffrey C.; Rhodes, Olin E., Jr.; Woeste, Keith E. 2006. Genetic homogeneity in Juglans nigra(Juglanaceae) at nuclear microsatellites. American Journal of Botany 93(1):118-126.
- Seifert, John; Woeste, Keith. 2005. Environmental and management injury in hardwood tree plantations. FNR-217. Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. West Lafayette, IN. 8 p.
- Michler, C. H.; Meilan, R.; Woeste, K. E.; Pijut, P. M.; Jacobs, D.; Aldrich, P.; Glaubitz, J. 2005. Hardwood genetics and tree improvement - A Midwest USA perspective. In: Colombo, S.J. (comp.) 2005. The Thin Green Line: A symposium on the state-of-the-art in reforestation Proceedings. Thunder Bay, ON. 26-28 July 2005. Ont. Min. Nat. Resour. Ont. For. Res. Inst. Sault Ste. Marie, ON. For. Res. Inf. Pap. No. 160. 169 p. Pp. 69-74.
- Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Jacobs, D.F.; Meilan, R.; Woeste, K.E.; Ostry, M.E. 2005. Improving disease resistance of butternut (Juglans cinerea), a threatened fine hardwood: a case of single-tree selection through genetic improvement and deployment. Tree Physiology. 26:121-128.
- Michler, C. H.; Pijut, P.M.; Van Sambeek, J.; Coggeshall, M.; Seifert, J.; Woeste, K.; Overton, R.; Ponder, F., Jr., eds. 2004. Black walnut in a new century, proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council research symposium; 2004 July 25-28; Lafayette, IN.. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 188 p.
- Victory, Erin; Woeste, Keith; Rhodes, Olin E., Jr. 2004. History of black walnut genetics research in North America. In: Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Coggeshall, M.V.; Seifert, J.; Woeste, K.; Overton, R.; Ponder, F., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 1-8
- McKenna, James; Woeste, Keith. 2004. Planting and care of fine hardwood seedlings: Diagnosing and controlling wildlife damage in hardwood plantations.. FNR-216. Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. West Lafayette, IN. 8 p.
- McKenna, James; Woeste, Keith. 2004. Planting and care of fine hardwood seedlings: Fertilizing, pruning, and thinning. FNR-215. Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. West Lafayette, IN. 8 p.
- Ostry, M. E.; Woeste, K. 2004. Spread of butternut canker in North America, host range, evidence of resistance within butternut populations and conservation genetics
. In: Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Coggeshall, M.V.; Seifert, J.; Woeste, K.; Overton, R.; Ponder, F., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 114-120
- Glaubitz, Jeffrey C.; Robichaud, Rodney L.; Woeste, Keith; Rhodes, Olin E. Jr. 2004. Toward Guidelines for Harvest Intensities and Regeneration Targets with Minimal Impact Upon Retained Genetic Diversity in Central Hardwood Tree Species. In: Yaussy, Daniel A.; Hix, David M.; Long, Robert P.; Goebel, P. Charles, eds. Proceedings, 14th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2004 March 16-19; Wooster, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-316. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 395-403
- Woeste, Keith E.; McKenna, James R. 2004. Walnut genetic improvement at the start of a new century. In: Michler, C.H.; Pijut, P.M.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Coggeshall, M.V.; Seifert, J.; Woeste, K.; Overton, R.; Ponder, F., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-243. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 9-17
- Victory, Erin; Robichaud, Rodney L.; Woeste, Keith. 2003. Designing specific chloroplast markers for black walnut from a set of universal primers. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 466
- Woeste, Keith; Mersman, Doug. 2003. Diversity and relatedness in a black walnut seed orchard. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 467
- Woeste, Keith; Beheler, Brian. 2003. Heartwood formation in four black walnut plantations. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 509-510
- Michler, Charles H.; Bosela, Michael J.; Pijut, Paula M.; Woeste, Keith E. 2003. The Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center: its strategic plans for sustaining the hardwood resource. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 460-465
- Robichaud, Rodney L.; Rhodes, Olin E., Jr.; Woeste, Keith. 2003. The genetic effects of a diameter limited cut on black walnut. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 507-508
- Woeste, Keith. 2002. Black Walnut at the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC). In: Smalley, Bryan, ed. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Hardwood Symposium: Sustaining Natural Resources on Private Lands in the Central Hardwood Region; French Lick, IN: Proceedings of the 30th Annual Hardwood Symposium: Current Topics in the Processing and Utilization of Hardwood Lumber; Fall Creek Falls, TN. [Memphis, TN: National Lumber Association]: 49-51
- Seifert, John R.; Woeste, Keith. 2002. Evaluation of Four Herbicides and Tillage for Weed Control on 1-0 Planted Tree Seedlings. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 19(3):101-105
- Woeste, K.E.; Beineke, W.F. 2001. An efficient method for evaluating black walnut for resistance to walnut anthracnose in filed plots and the identification of resistant genotypes. Plant Breeding 120, 454-456 (2001)
- Woeste, Keith; Kieber, Joseph J. 2000. A strong loss-of-function mutation in RAN1 results in constitution activation of the ethylene response pathway as well as a rosette-lethal phenotype. The Plant Cell. Volume 12. 2000. pp. 443-455
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02/15/2012