Forestcast Season 2: Backcross - Episode 2: How Do You Breed Better Trees?
Release Date
March 8, 2022
Tree species restoration—especially with species that are threatened with extinction—isn't even on the table unless you have resistant planting stock.
But, trees live on another timescale than humans—a much longer one. And, to be a geneticist, to breed, your job is to infiltrate that timeline, and to understand it. By understanding that timeline, you can begin to fiddle with it, fiddle with time, and with the future. The future of that plant, but also the future of our planet. Genetics allow us to make better trees, make a better world, and do it all by fooling our forests.
In this Episode meet
- Jennifer Koch, Research Biologist
People
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Person
Jennifer Koch, PhD
Research Biologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/jennifer.koch
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