Forestcast Season 2: Backcross - Episode 1: Tree Species Restoration & Resistance Breeding
Release Date
March 1, 2022
In season one of Forestcast, entomologists showed us the ways we slow insects from attacking and killing trees. This season, we’ll meet another set of scientists, who have been attacking the issue of non-native invasive insects and pathogens from a different angle.
Chemicals and biological control can buy trees time, but they cannot completely control the non-native insects that are attacking trees that have never experienced these insects before. We need something on top of those controls, and these scientists, they’ve been working towards a solution — a long-term resistance.
What is it? Well, it’s simple. At least, a simple idea: use trees.
In this Episode meet
- Jennifer Koch, Research Biologist
- Kathleen Knight, Research Ecologist
- Leila Pinchot, Research Ecologist
- Charlie Flower, Research Ecologist
People
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Jennifer Koch, PhD
Research Biologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/jennifer.koch -
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Kathleen Knight, PhD
Research Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/kathleen.s.knight -
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Cornelia Wilson, PhD
Research Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/cornelia.wilson -
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Charles E. Flower, PhD
Research Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/charles.e.flower
Featured Science Resources
- C. Dana Nelson, Jennifer Koch. 2017. Institute of forest tree breeding: Improvement and gene conservation of iconic tree species in the 21st Century
- Richard A. Sniezko, Jennifer Koch. 2017. Breeding trees resistant to insects and diseases: putting theory into application
- Jennifer Koch. 2018. Common misconceptions about forest tree breeding, a valuable tool for addressing forest health issues
- Carolyn Pike, Jennifer Koch, C. Dana Nelson. 2021. Breeding for Resistance to Tree Pests: Successes, Challenges, and a Guide to the Future
- Jennifer Koch, Dean E. Pearson, Cynthia Huebner, Michael K. Young, Richard A. Sniezko. 2021. Restoration of Landscapes and Habitats Affected by Established Invasive Species
Last updated March 28, 2023