Craig Echt |
| Name: |
Craig Echt |
| Title: |
Research Geneticist |
| Unit: |
Forest Genetics & Biological Foundations (4160)
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| Phone: |
228-832-2747 Ext. 210 |
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| E-Mail: |
cecht@fs.fed.us |
Location Information |
Mailing
Address: |
USDA-Forest Service
Southern Institute of Forest Genetics
23332 Success Rd.
Saucier, MS 39574-9344 |
Shipping
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Same
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Location
Phone: |
228-832-2747 |
Research Information |
Education: |
B.A. Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio 1978
Ph.D in Genetics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 1982 |
Current Research: |
Plans to determine the sequence and map of thousands of genes in populations of loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, slash pine and longleaf pine genome and construct a genome map involve scientists at Texas A&M University, Mississippi State University and Miami University (Ohio). I have completed a project with the Northern Research Station in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, a population geneticist at Michigan State University and Menominee tribal foresters the demonstrated how population genetic diversity of managed eastern white pine stands is being maintained under sustainable management as practiced on the Menominee Indian reservation in Wisconsin. |
Collaborative Research: |
| I have an interest in applying DNA-based pine genetic markers to improve the efficiency of tree improvement programs. In collaboration with geneticists and computer programmers Czech University of Life Sciences, University of British Columbia, BioSylve Forest Science - New Zealand, and at our Southern Institute of Forest Genetics, we are working to develop software that can evaluate the feasibility of different models of genetic tree improvement using DNA-based markers. A general model of Marker Directed Population Improvement has been created to increase the efficiency of traditional tree breeding. MDPI incorporates use of DNA markers to precisely identify the genetic components of complex traits in breeding populations. The simulation software will test the model under different conditions to determine how best to incorporate DNA markers in different breeding programs.Plans to sequence the loblolly pine genome and construct a physical genome map involve scientists at Department of Ecosystem Science & Management, Texas A&M University, Departments of Forestry and of Plant & Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, and the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University.In collaboration with scientists at Scion, a research institute in New Zealand, I have incorporated radiata pine markers on the loblolly pine genetic map, and visa versa, and am working with them to compare the mapped genomes of loblolly pine and radiata pine.I have just completed a project with the Forest Service.s Northern Research Station in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, a population geneticist at Michigan State University and Menominee tribal foresters to describe population genetic structures of eastern white pine stands under sustainable management on the Menominee reservation. |
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