Steve McKeand

Stem Defect Rates and Ice Storm Damage for Families of Pinus taeda from Coastal and Piedmont Provenances Planted on a North Carolina Piedmont Site

Walker, T. D., Maynor, J. A., Isik, F., Heine, A. J., Whetten, R. W., Payn, K. G., … McKeand, S. E. (2024, April 17). FOREST SCIENCE, Vol. 4.

Performance Based on Measurements from Individual-Tree Progeny Tests Strongly Predicts Early Stand Yield in Loblolly Pine

Shalizi, M. N., Walker, T. D., Heine, A. J., Payn, K. G., Isik, F., Bullock, B. P., & McKeand, S. E. (2023, February 3). FOREST SCIENCE, Vol. 2.

Long-term evaluation of intra- and inter-provenance hybrids of loblolly pine in the Piedmont region of the southeastern United States

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 522.

Pollination Bag Type Affects Ovule Development and Seed Yields in Pinus taeda L.

Heine, A. J., Walker, T. D., Jett, J. B., Isik, F., & McKeand, S. E. (2022, December 14). FOREST SCIENCE, Vol. 12.

Genetic Parameters and Genotype-by-Environment Interactions in Regional Progeny Tests of Pinus taeda L. in the Southern USA

FOREST SCIENCE, 67(1), 60–71.

Genetic Variation and the Effect of Herbicide and Fertilization Treatments on Wood Quality Traits in Loblolly Pine

FOREST SCIENCE, 67(5), 564–573.

Provenance and Family Variation in Biomass Potential of Loblolly Pine in the Piedmont of North Carolina

FOREST SCIENCE, 67(3), 312–320.

Economic Significance of Continued Improvement of Loblolly Pine Genetics and Its Efficient Deployment to Landowners in the Southern United States

Journal of Forestry, 119(1), 62–72.

Modeling Self-Thinning Patterns in Loblolly Pine with Provenance and Family Effects

FOREST SCIENCE, 66(6), 712–725.

Pollination Bag Type Has a Significant Impact on Cone Survival in Mass Production of Controlled Pollinated Seeds in Loblolly Pine

Forest Science, 66(5), 589–599.

Fourth cycle breeding and testing strategy for Pinus taeda in the NC State University Cooperative Tree Improvement Program

TREE GENETICS & GENOMES, 15(5).

The Evolution of a Seedling Market for Genetically Improved Loblolly Pine in the Southern United States

JOURNAL OF FORESTRY, 117(3), 293–301.

Fusiform Rust Hazard Mapping for Loblolly Pine in the Southeastern United States Using Progeny Test Data

JOURNAL OF FORESTRY, 116(2), 117–122.

Correspondence of Loblolly Pine Response for Fusiform Rust Disease from Local and Wide-Ranging Tests in the Southern United States

FOREST SCIENCE, 63(5), 496–503.

Optimal seed deployment under climate change using spatial models: Application to loblolly pine in the Southeastern US

Journal of the American Statistical Association, 112(519), 909–920.

Variation among Loblolly Pine Seed Sources across Diverse Environments in the Southeastern United States

Forest Science, 63(1), 39–48.

Genetic Variation in Response to Herbicide and Fertilization Treatments for Growth and Form Traits in Loblolly Pine

FOREST SCIENCE, 62(6), 633–640.

Effects of Inbreeding on Growth and Quality Traits in Loblolly Pine

Forest Science, 61(3), 579–585.

Height-Diameter Relationships for Different Genetic Planting Stock of Loblolly Pine at Age 6

Forest Science, 61(3), 424–428.

Modeling Climate Change Effects on the Height Growth of Loblolly Pine

Forest Science, 61(4), 703–715.

Seedling Evaluation of Atlantic Coastal and Piedmont Sources of <i>Pinus taeda</i> L. and Their Hybrids for Cold Hardiness

Forest Science, 61(1), 169–175.

The success of tree breeding in the southern US

BioResources, 10(1), 1–2.

Variation in Stem Taper and Growth Traits in a Clonal Trial of Loblolly Pine

FOREST SCIENCE, 61(1), 76–82.

Genetic Analysis of Diallel Progeny Test Data Using Factor Analytic Linear Mixed Models

FOREST SCIENCE, 60(1), 119–127.

Genetics of Stem Forking and Ramicorn Branches in a Cloned Loblolly Pine Family

Forest Science, 60(2), 360–366.

Modeling genetic effects on growth of diverse provenances and families of loblolly pine across optimum and deficient nutrient regimes

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 44(11), 1453–1461.

Genomic Estimated Breeding Values Using Genomic Relationship Matrices in a Cloned Population of Loblolly Pine

G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 3(5), 909–916.

Productivity differences among loblolly pine genotypes are independent of individual-tree biomass partitioning and growth efficiency

TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, 27(3), 533–545.

Carbon Sequestration from 40 Years of Planting Genetically Improved Loblolly Pine across the Southeast United States

FOREST SCIENCE, 58(5), 446–456.

Genetic Improvement of Sawtimber Potential in Loblolly Pine

FOREST SCIENCE, 58(2), 168–177.

SNP markers trace familial linkages in a cloned population of Pinus taeda-prospects for genomic selection

TREE GENETICS & GENOMES, 8(6), 1307–1318.

Stem sinuosity in loblolly pine with nitrogen and calcium additions

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 265, 55–61.

Genetic effects on stand-level uniformity and above- and belowground dry mass production in juvenile loblolly pine

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 262(4), 609–619.

Genetic effects on total phenolics, condensed tannins and non-structural carbohydrates in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) needles

TREE PHYSIOLOGY, 31(8), 831–842.

Genetic effects on transpiration, canopy conductance, stomatal sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit, and cavitation resistance in loblolly pine

Ecohydrology, 4(2), 168–182.

Interactions of Fr genes and mixed-pathogen inocula in the loblolly pine-fusiform rust pathosystem

Tree Genetics & Genomes, 8(1), 15–25.

Leaf-level gas-exchange uniformity and photosynthetic capacity among loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) genotypes of contrasting inherent genetic variation

TREE PHYSIOLOGY, 31(1), 78–91.

Total and merchantable stem volume equations for midrotation loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 35(3), 105–108.

Genetic variation of stem forking in loblolly pine

Forest Science, 56(5), 429–436.

Prediction of whole-stem alpha-cellulose yield, lignin content, and wood density in juvenile and mature loblolly pine

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 34(2), 84–90.

Economic importance, breeding objectives and achievements

In C. Plomion & J. Bousquet (Eds.), Genomics of industrial crops. New Hampshire, UK: Science Publishers.

Genetic variation and relationships to growth traits for microfibril angle, wood density and modulus of elasticity in a Picea abies clonal trial in southern Sweden

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 24(6), 494–503.

An evaluation of selection for volume growth in loblolly pine

SILVAE GENETICA, 57(1), 22–28.

Genetic parameter estimates for growth traits from diallel tests of loblolly pine throughout the southeastern United States

SILVAE GENETICA, 57(3), 101–110.

Genetic variation in early growth and bud production among natural populations of fraser fir

HortScience, 43(3), 661–666.

Prediction of wood density breeding values of Pinus taeda elite parents from unbalanced data: A method for adjustment of site and age effects using common checklots

ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE, 65(4).

Resistance of <i>Pinus taeda</i> families under artificial inoculations with diverse fusiform rust pathogen populations and comparison with field trials

Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 38(10), 2687–2696.

Resistance of Pinus taeda families under artificial inoculations with diverse fusiform rust pathogen populations and comparison with field trials (vol 38, pg 2687, 2008)

Isik, F., Amerson, H. V., Whetten, R. W., Garcia, S. A., Li, B., & McKeand, S. E. (2008, December). CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE, Vol. 38, pp. 3151–3151.

Seed orchard management strategies for deployment of intensively selected loblolly pine families in the southern US

Seed orchards, Proceedings from a conference at Umea, Sweden, 177–182.

Improvements in stem form and growth of elite genotypes in loblolly pine

Proceedings of the 29th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 108–111.

Southern pine tree improvement--a living success story

Proceedings of the 29th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 3–7.

Using markers in breeding, testing and selection in loblolly pine ? current and future research.

Conference Proceedings.

Using markers in breeding, testing and selection in loblolly pine: Current and future research

GENECAR Meeting: Application of DNA Based Tools for Genetic Research, Molecular Breeding, Management and Monitoring of Genetic Resources.

Association of the cad-n1 allele with increased stem growth and wood density in full-sib families of loblolly pine

TREE GENETICS & GENOMES, 2(2), 98–108.

Early evaluation of intra- and inter-provenance hybrids of loblolly pine for planting in piedmont regions of the southern United States

Forest Science, 52(5), 557–567.

Genetic variation of spring frost damage in 3-year-old Fraser fir Christmas tree plantations

HortScience, 41(7), 1531–1536.

Marker aided selection of loblolly pine clones

Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Symposium.

Performance of improved genotypes of loblolly pine across different soils, climates, and silvicultural inputs

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 227(1-2), 178–184.

Predicting whole-stem wood properties in loblolly pine

Information Exchange Group 40 Conference, Incorporating Genetic Advances into Forest Productivity Systems: Value for All Landowners. Exchange Group 40 Conference, Incorporating Genetic Advances into Forest Productivity Systems: Value for All Landowners., 40.

What are the best loblolly pine genotypes worth to landowners?

Journal of Forestry, 104(7), 352–358.

Comparing parameter estimation techniques for diameter distributions of loblolly pine

Proceedings of the 28th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 104–106.

Differences in wood density and growth of fertilized and nonfertilized loblolly pine associated with a mutant gene, cad-n1

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 35(7), 1723–1730.

Forest genetics and tree breeding in the age of genomics--IUFRO Conference

Forest Genetics, 12(2), 141–143.

Genetic variation in young Fraser fir progeny tests

Proceedings of the 28th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 115–117.

Planting nonlocal seed sources of loblolly pine: Managing benefits and risks

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 29(2), 96–104.

Predicted genetic gains and testing efficiency from two loblolly pine clonal trials

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 35(7), 1754–1766.

Risk assessment with current deployment strategies for fusiform rust-resistant loblolly and slash pines

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 29(2), 80–87.

Strategies and case studies for incorporating ecophysiology into southern pine tree improvement programs

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 29(2), 70–79.

Summary of IEG-40 meeting: Silviculture and genetic impacts on productivity of southern pine forests

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 29(2), 61.

Total inside-bark volume estimation for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) in genetic trials

Proceedings of the 28th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 123–125.

Advance and Challenges in Clonal Forestry with Rooted Cuttings of Loblolly Pine

In B. Li & S. McKeand (Eds.), Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future, IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2, Conference Proceedings (p. 41).

Cloned genotypes are more efficient than seedlings for indirect selection

In B. Li & S. McKeand (Eds.), Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future, IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2, Conference Proceedings (p. 465).

Delivering on the promise of tree improvement in the southeastern United States

In B. Li & S. McKeand (Eds.), Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future, IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2, Conference Proceedings.

Deployment issues: what kinds of research, development and demonstration activities are needed to address critical topics, such as public concerns, performance monitoring, and technologies for merchandising harvested clones?

Conference Proceedings.

Deployment issues: what kinds of research, development and demonstration activities are needed to address critical topics, such as public concerns, performance monitoring, and technologies for merchandising harvested clones?

Agenda 2020 Technology Summit II: Meeting the Challenge of Deployment.

Efficiency of clones versus seedlings for correlated response of wood density

IEG-40 Meeting.

Microarray analysis of gene expression in OP pine families in field plantings

In B. Li & S. McKeand (Eds.), Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future, IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2, Conference Proceedings (pp. 257–269).

Phenotypic plasticity of fine roots increases plant productivity in pine seedlings

BMC Ecology, 4, 14.

Producing rooted cutting reforestation stock of Loblolly pine: progress and challenges

IEG-40 Meeting.

Seedling evaluation of Atlantic coastal and piedmont sources of loblolly pine and their hybrids for height growth

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 28(2), 83–90.

Silviculture and genetic impacts on productivity of loblolly pine in the southern United States

In B. Li & S. McKeand (Eds.), Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future, IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2, Conference Proceedings (pp. 373–374).

Ten-year response of diverse families of loblolly pine to fertilization

In B. Li & S. McKeand (Eds.), Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future, IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2, Conference Proceedings (pp. 453–455).

The role of genetics and tree improvement in southern forest productivity

In H. M. Rauscher & K. Johnsen (Eds.), Southern forest science: Past, present, future (pp. 97–108). Asheville, NC: Southern Research Station.

Topgrafting loblolly pine to accelerate breeding and deployment of genetic gain in the southern US

In B. Li & S. McKeand (Eds.), Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future, IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2, Conference Proceedings (p. 228).

Tracking down the effects of a rare mutant gene in loblolly pine: a first report

2004 Paper Summit, Spring Technical and International Environmental Conference. CD-ROM published by TAPPI, Norcross, GA.

Cone and seed insect pest research: the role of the southwide studies

Proceedings of the 27th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 116–125.

Deployment of genetically improved loblolly and slash pines in the south

Journal of Forestry, 101(3), 32–37.

Dominance and stand structure analysis in a GxE interaction trial

Proceedings of the 27th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 34–37.

Estimates of genetic parameters for oleoresin and growth traits in juvenile loblolly pine

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 33(12), 2469–2476.

Families of loblolly pine that are the most stable for resistance to fusiform rust are the least predictable

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE, 33(7), 1335–1339.

Four-year results from a clonal test of loblolly pine

Proc. 27th Biennial Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, Vol. 27, p. 42.

Genetic gain and selection efficiency of loblolly pine in three geographic regions

Forest Science, 49(2), 196–208.

Genotype-by-environment interaction and deployment considerations for families from Florida provenances of loblolly pine

Forest Genetics, 10(2), 85–92.

Responsiveness of diverse families of loblolly pine to fertilization: eight-year results from SETRES-2

Proceedings of the 27th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 30–33.

Modelling the limits on the response of net carbon exchange to fertilization in a south-eastern pine forest

PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT, 25(9), 1095–1119.

Performance differences and genetic parameters for four coastal provenances of loblolly pine in the southeastern United States

Forest Science, 48(4), 732–742.

Pulping and bleaching of partially CAD-deficient wood

JOURNAL OF WOOD CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY, 22(4), 235–248.

Applying 3-PG, a simple process-based model designed to produce practical results, to data from loblolly pine experiments

Forest Science, 47(1), 43–51.

Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (cad) and genomic approaches to manipulating wood properties in loblolly pine

7th Brazilian Symposium on the Chemistry of Lignins and Other Wood Components, 19–24.

Comparative physiology of contrasting genotypes of loblolly pine under dry field conditions

Proceedings of the 26th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 122–124.

Genetic parameters and uniformity of wood properties of full-sib families and clones of loblolly pine

Proceedings of the 26th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 104–106.

Provenance variation and provenance-site interaction in Pinusbrutia TEN.: Consequences of defining breeding zones

Silvae Genetica, 49(4-5), 213–223.

Tree improvement and intensive silviculture - productivity increases from modern plantation methods

Proceedings of the 14th CAETS Convocation. World Forests and Technology, 99–112.

Whole-tree biomass and carbon allocation of juvenile trees of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda): influence of genetics and fertilization

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 31(6), 960–970.

Grafting loblolly pine

Bulletin of the American Conifer Society, 17(1), 22–30.

Impact of forest genetics on sustainable forestry: results from two cycles of loblolly pine breeding in the U.S.

Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 10(1/2), 79–85.

Interstock effects on strobilus initiation in topgrafted loblolly pine

Forest Genetics, 7, 179–182.

Responsiveness of diverse provenances of loblolly pine to fertilization - age 4 results

Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 10, 87–94.

Root architectural plasticity to nutrient stress in two contrasting ecotypes of loblolly pine

Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 10(3), 307.

The case for molecular mapping in forest tree breeding

Plant Breeding Reviews, 19(2000), 41–68.

Average effect of a mutation in lignin biosynthesis in loblolly pine

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, 99(3-4), 705–710.

Genetic variation in fusiform rust resistance in loblolly pine across a wide geographic range

Silvae Genetica, 48(5), 255–260.

Genetic variation in height and volume of loblolly pine open-pollinated families during canopy closure

Silvae Genetica, 48(3-4), 204–208.

Genotype and nutrition effects on stand-level leaf area in loblolly pine

Proceedings of the 25th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 70–72.

Growth and biomass allocation of grafted loblolly pine seedlings from diverse families following fertilization

Proceedings of the 25th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 67–69.

Interstock effects on topgrafting in loblolly pine

Proceedings of the 25th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 121–123.

Seed source study of North Carolina and South Carolina Atlantic Coastal Plain loblolly pine in Virginia

Proceedings of the 25th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, 73–75.

Tree improvement and sustainable forestry- impact of two cycles of loblolly pine breeding in the U.S.A.

Forest Genetics, 6(4), 229–234.

Understanding the genetic architecture of a quantitative trait in gymnosperms by genotyping haploid megagametophytes

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, 99(6), 1031–1038.

A strategy for the third breeding cycle of loblolly pine in the Southeastern US

Silvae Genetica, 47(4), 223–234.

Full-sib breeding values from 2nd-cycle diallel progeny tests

N.C. State University-Industry Cooperative Tree Improvement Program.

Genetic basis for tree improvement

In 1998 International Short Course in Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement. Department of Forestry, N.C. State University.

Grafting loblolly pine

In 1998 International Short Course in Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement. Department of Forestry, N.C. State University.

Japanese tree improvement and forest genetics

Journal of Forestry, 96(4), 12–17.

Loblolly pine breeding values from 2nd-generation diallel progeny tests

N.C. State University-Industry Cooperative Tree Improvement Program.

Phenological variation in height and diameter growth in provenances and families of loblolly pine

NEW FORESTS, 16(1), 11–25.