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Jennifer Koch, PhD

Research Biologist

Northern Research Station

0000-0002-4281-9669

jennifer.koch@usda.gov

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Mary E. Mason, Dave Carey, Jeanne Romero-Severson, Kathleen Knight, Therese M. M. Poland, Jennifer Koch. 2026. Select genotypes of white and green ash show heritable, elevated resistance to emerald ash borer
William J. Plumb, Laura J. Kelly, Joe Mullender, Robyn F. Powell, Laszlo Csiba, Miguel Nemesio‐Gorriz, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason, William Crowther, Jennifer Koch, Gerry C. Douglas, Richard J. A. Buggs. 2025. Preliminary genetic barcodes for ash (Fraxinus) species and generation of new wide hybrids
Everett A. Abhainn, Devin L. Shirley, Robert K. Stanley, Tatum Scarpato, Jennifer Koch, Jeanne Romero-Severson, Vikas Sharma. 2024. Gene flow from Fraxinus cultivars into natural stands of Fraxinus pennsylvanica occurs range-wide, is regionally extensive, and is associated with a loss of allele richness
Robert K. Stanley, David W. Carey, Mary E. Mason, Aletta Doran, Julia Wolf, Kingsley Owusu Otoo, Therese M. M. Poland, Jennifer Koch, A. Daniel Jones, Jeanne Romero-Severson. 2023. Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) infestation bioassays and metabolic profiles of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) provide evidence for an induced host defensive response to larval infestation
Richard A. Sniezko, Jennifer Koch, Jun-Jun Liu, Jeanne Romero-Severson. 2023. Will Genomic Information Facilitate Forest Tree Breeding for Disease and Pest Resistance?
Therese M. M. Poland, Jennifer Koch, Kathleen Knight, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason, Toby R. Petrice. 2022. Emerald ash borer adult feeding preferences and larval performance on susceptible and ‘lingering’ ash tree selections
Matt Huff, Josiah Seaman, Di Wu, Tetyana Zhebentyayeva, Laura J. Kelly, Nurul Faridi, Charles D. Nelson, Endymion Cooper, Teodora Best, Kim Steiner, Jennifer Koch, Jeanne Romero Severson, John E. Carlson, Richard Buggs, Margaret Staton. 2022. A high‐quality reference genome for Fraxinus pennsylvanica for ash species restoration and research
Scott A. Merkle, Jennifer Koch, A. Ryan Tull, Jessica E. Dassow, Dave Carey, Brittany F. Barnes, Mason W. M. Richins, Paul M. Montello, Kira R. Eidle, Logan T. House, Daniel A. Herms, Kamal J.K. Gandhi. 2022. Application of somatic embryogenesis for development of emerald ash borer-resistant white ash and green ash varietals
Jennifer Koch, Dean E. Pearson, Cynthia Huebner, Michael K. Young, Richard A. Sniezko. 2021. Restoration of Landscapes and Habitats Affected by Established Invasive Species
Matt C. Reeves, Inés Ibáñez, Dana Blumenthal, Gang Chen, Qinfeng Guo, Catherine Jarnevich, Jennifer Koch, Frank Sapio, Michael K. Schwartz, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Bruce K. Wylie, Stephen Boyte. 2021. Tools and Technologies for Quantifying Spread and Impacts of Invasive Species
Carolyn Pike, Jennifer Koch, C. Dana Nelson. 2021. Breeding for Resistance to Tree Pests: Successes, Challenges, and a Guide to the Future
C. Dana Nelson, Jennifer Koch, Richard A. Sniezko. 2020. Proceedings of the Sixth International Workshop on the Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions in Forestry—Tree Resistance to Insects and Diseases: Putting Promise into Practice
Kathleen Knight, Rachel H. Kappler, Karen V Root, Jennifer Koch, Charles E. Flower. 2020. Monitoring of Ash Mortality Patterns Informs Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Resistance Breeding Efforts: Integrated Pest Management for EAB
C. Dana Nelson, Jennifer Koch, Kevin M. Potter, Susan Mccord, Adam Costanza, Mark Coggeshall, Margaret Staton, Albert Abbott. 2020. Better forest health through tree resistance-collaborative approaches
John E. Carlson, Irina Ćalić, Jennifer Koch, David Carey, Charles Addo-Quaye, Donghwan Shim, David B. Neale. 2020. Candidate genes from Gwas and Rnaseq for Beech Bark Disease resistance in American Beech
Laura J. Kelly, Steve Lee, Jennifer Koch, Stephen J. Rossiter, Richard J.A. Buggs. 2020. Genomics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae): a Genus Under Severe Threat
Jennifer Koch, David W. Carey, Mary E. Mason, Jeanne Romero-Severson, Therese M. M. Poland, Kathleen Knight, Charles Tubesing, Roger Gettig. 2020. Restoring Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica): Breeding for Resistance to the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)
Dave Carey, Marjorie Allmaras, Paul Bloese, David Burke, Paul Berrang, Lindsay Dalton, Roger Gettig, Tom Hall, Andrea Hille, Jeff D. Kochenderfer, Scott Lint, Mary E. Mason, Jim McKenna, Scott Rogers, Jill Rose, Carol Young, Keith Konen, Jennifer Koch. 2020. A Collaborative Multi-Agency Program to Develop Resistance to Beech Bark Disease in American Beech (Fagus Grandifolia)
Sharon E. Reed, Sylvia Greifenhagen, Qing Yu, Adam Hoke, David J. Burke, Lynn K. Carta, Zafar A. Handoo, Mihail R. Kantor, Jennifer Koch. 2020. Foliar nematode, Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii , population dynamics in leaves and buds of beech leaf disease-affected trees in Canada and the US
Laura J. Kelly, William J. Plumb, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason, Endymion D. Cooper, William Crowther, Alan T. Whittemore, Stephen J. Rossiter, Jennifer Koch, Richard J. A. Buggs. 2020. Convergent molecular evolution among ash species resistant to the emerald ash borer
David J. Burke, Adam J. Hoke, Jennifer Koch. 2020. The emergence of beech leaf disease in Ohio: Probing the plant microbiome in search of the cause
Lynn Kay Carta, Zafar A. Handoo, Shiguang Li, Mihail Kantor, Gary Bauchan, David McCann, Colette K. Gabriel, Qing Yu, Sharon Reed, Jennifer Koch, Danielle Martin, David J. Burke. 2020. Beech leaf disease symptoms caused by newly recognized nematode subspecies Litylenchus crenatae mccannii (Anguinata) described from Fagus grandifolia in North America
Nurul Islam-Faridi, Mary E. Mason, Jennifer Koch, C. Dana Nelson. 2020. Cytogenetics of Fraxinus mandshurica and F. quadrangulata: ploidy determination and rDNA analysis
Di Wu, Jennifer Koch, Mark V. V. Coggeshall, John Carlson. 2019. The first genetic linkage map for Fraxinus pennsylvanica and syntenic relationships with four related species
Kim C. Steiner, Lake E. Graboski, Kathleen Knight, Jennifer Koch, Mary E. Mason. 2019. Genetic, spatial, and temporal aspects of decline and mortality in a Fraxinus provenance test following invasion by the emerald ash borer
Rachel Kappler, Kathleen Knight, Jennifer Koch, Karen Root. 2018. Neighboring Tree Effects and Soil Nutrient Associations with Surviving Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) in an Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) Infested Floodplain Forest
Jennifer Koch. 2018. Common misconceptions about forest tree breeding, a valuable tool for addressing forest health issues
J. Romero-Severson, Jennifer Koch. 2017. Saving green ash
C. Dana Nelson, Jennifer Koch. 2017. Institute of forest tree breeding: Improvement and gene conservation of iconic tree species in the 21st Century
Thomas Spies, Eric M. White, Alan Ager, Jeffrey D. Kline, John P. Bolte, Emily Platt, Keith A. Olsen, Robert J. Pabst, Ana M. G. Barros, John D. Bailey, Susan Charnley, Anita T. Morzillo, Jennifer Koch, Michelle M. Steen-Adams, Peter Singleton, James Sulzman, Cynthia Schwartz, Blair Csuti. 2017. Using an agent-based model to examine forest management outcomes in a fire-prone landscape in Oregon, USA
Irina Ćalić, Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey, Charles Addo-Quaye, John E. Carlson, David B. Neale. 2017. Genome-wide association study identifies a major gene for beech bark disease resistance in American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.)
Richard A. Sniezko, Jennifer Koch. 2017. Breeding trees resistant to insects and diseases: putting theory into application
Thomas Lane, Teodora Best, Nicole Zembower, Jack Davitt, Nathan Henry, Yi Xu, Jennifer Koch, Haiying Liang, John McGraw, Stephan Schuster, Donghwan Shim, Mark V. Coggeshall, John E. Carlson, Margaret E. Staton. 2016. The green ash transcriptome and identification of genes responding to abiotic and biotic stresses
Jennifer Koch, Jill Rose. 2015. Beech seed orchard development: Identification and propagation of beech bark resistant American beech trees
C.M. Rigsby, D.N. Showalter, D.A. Herms, Jennifer Koch, P. Bonello, D. Cipollini. 2015. Physiological responses of emerald ash borer larvae to feeding on different ash species reveal putative resistance mechanisms and insect counter-adaptations
D.A. Herms, D. Cipollini, Kathleen Knight, Jennifer Koch, Therese M. M. Poland, C.M. Rigsby, J.G.A. Whitehill, P. Bonello. 2015. The quest for ash resistance to emerald ash borer: Towards a mechanistic understanding
Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason, Therese M. M. Poland, Kathleen Knight. 2015. Intraspecific variation in Fraxinus pennsylvanica responses to emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)
Therese M. M. Poland, Yigen Chen, Jennifer Koch, Deepa Pureswaran. 2015. Review of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), life history, mating behaviours, host plant selection, and host resistance
Andrea G. Noakes, Teodora Best, Margaret E. Stanton, Jennifer Koch, Jeanne Romero-Severson. 2014. Cross amplification of 15 SSR markers in the genus Fraxinus
Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey. 2014. A technique to screen American beech for resistance to the beech scale insect (Cryptococcus fagisuga Lind.)
Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason, Paul Bloese, Jennifer Koch. 2013. Hot Callusing for Propagation of American Beech by Grafting
Paige Fischer, Adam Korejwa, Jennifer Koch, Thomas Spies, Christine Olsen, Eric M. White, Derric Jacobs. 2013. Using the forest, people, fire agent-based social network model to investigate interactions in social-ecological systems
Jennifer Koch, Robert L. Heyd. 2013. Battling beech bark disease: establishment of beech seed orchards in Michigan
Mary E. Mason, Jennifer Koch, Marek Krasowski, Judy Loo. 2013. Comparisons of protein profiles of beech bark disease resistant and susceptible American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Jennifer Koch, Mary E. Mason, Dave Carey. 2012. Screening for resistance to beech bark disease: Improvements and results from seedlings and grafted field selections
Jennifer Koch, David W. Carey, Kathleen Knight, Therese M. M. Poland, Daniel A. Herms, Mary E. Mason. 2012. Breeding strategies for the development of emerald ash borer - resistant North American ash
Justin G.A. Whitehill, Stephen O. Opiyo, Jennifer Koch, Daniel A. Herms, Donald F. Cipollini, Pierluigi Bonello. 2012. Interspecific comparison of constitutive ash phloem phenolic chemistry reveals compounds unique to Manchurian ash, a species resistant to emerald ash borer
Loren Rivera-Vega, Praveen Mamidala, Jennifer Koch, Mary E. Mason, Omprakash Mittapalli. 2012. Evaluation of reference genes for expression studies in ash (Fraxinus spp.)
Jennifer Koch, Kathleen Knight, Therese M. M. Poland, Dave Carey, Daniel A. Herms, Mary E. Mason. 2011. Strategies for selecting and breeding EAB-resistant ash
Justin G.A. Whitehill, Alexandra Popova-Butler, Kari B. Green-Church, Jennifer Koch, Daniel A. Herms, Pierluigi Bonello. 2011. Interspecific proteomic comparisons reveal ash phloem genes potentially involved in constitutive resistance to the emerald ash borer
Mary E. Mason, Daniel A. Herms, Dave Carey, Kathleen Knight, Nurul Islam-Faridi, Jennifer Koch. 2011. Update on exotic ash collection for hybrid breeding and survey for EAB-resistance in native North American species
Mary E. Mason, Marek Krasowski, Judy Loo, Jennifer Koch. 2011. Comparison of protein profiles of beech bark disease-resistant or beech bark disease-susceptible American beech
Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason, C. Dana Nelson, Abdelali Barakat, John E. Carlson, David Neale. 2011. Development of molecular tools for use in beech bark disease management
Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason, C. Dana Nelson. 2010. Assessment of beech scale resistance in full- and half-sibling American beech families
Jennifer Koch, Mary E. Mason, Dave Carey, Kathleen Knight, Therese M. M. Poland, Daniel A. Herms. 2010. Survey for tolerance to emerald ash borer within North American ash species
Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason, Nurul Islam-Faridi. 2010. Overcoming obstacles to interspecies hybridization of ash
Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason. 2010. Use of microsatellite markers in an American beech (Fagus grandifolia) population and paternity testing
Jennifer Koch. 2010. Beech bark disease: the oldest "new" threat to American beech in the United States
Jennifer Koch, Deepa Pureswaran, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason, Therese M. M. Poland. 2009. Asian ash species as a source of resistance to EAB: development and characterization of novel ash species
Jennifer Koch, Mary E. Mason, Alieta Eyles, Dave Carey, Richard Larson, Charlotte Chan, David Smitley, Pierluigi Bonello, Dan Herms. 2008. Development of novel ash hybrids to introgress emerald ash borer resistance into North American ash species
Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey, Mary E. Mason. 2008. Development of novel ash hybrids to introgress resistance to emerald ash borer into north American ash species
Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey, Richard Larson. 2007. Host resistance to emerald ash borer: development of novel ash hybrids
Jennifer Koch, David W. Carey. 2005. Use of an Artificial Inoculation Technique to Identify American Beech Trees with Resistance to the Beech Scale Insect
Jennifer Koch, David W. Carey, Dave Carey. 2005. The Genetics of Resistance of American Beech to Beech Bark Disease: Knowledge through 2004
Jennifer Koch, Dave Carey. 2004. Identifying and Enriching for American Beech Trees that are Resistant to Beech Bark Disease
Jennifer Koch, David W. Carey. 2004. Controlled Cross-pollinations with American Beech Trees that are Resistant to Beech Bark Disease

Last updated June 10, 2026

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