Our mission: To advance the scientific understanding of the roles of genetics, environment, and their interactions toprovide guidelines and tools for improving the sustainable productivity of southern forest ecosystems.
Research at the Southern Institute of Forest Genetics (SIFG) focuses on developing procedures to improve the health, productivity and genetic diversity of southern forests through better understanding of the genetics, ecology and evolutionary relationships in forest ecosystems. Learn more about us →
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Mushrooms, autumn bloomers in the Mississippi Delta and beyond
Autumn is a time when day length shortens and daytime temperatures begin to decline. These environmental cues induce macrofungi (mushrooms and similar large species) to transition from repeating cycles of asexual reproduction, (through vegetative hyphae and asexual spores), to sexual reproduction. This produces spores capable of overwintering and surviving extreme cold temperatures and harsh conditions.
Latest Publications
- Table Mountain pine (Pinus pungens): Genetic diversity and conservation of an imperiled conifer
Potter, K.M.; Jetton, R.M. ; Whittier, W.A.; Crane, B.S..; Hipkins, V.D. ; Echt, C.; Hodge, G.R. - Is there hope for hybrid poplars in the Southern United States?
Rousseau, Randall J.; Smith, Kiah M.; Murphy, Mark; Bowling, Taylor. - Growth Response of mature longleaf pine to drought and thinning at the Harrison Experimental Forest in south Mississippi
Butnor, John R.; Eaton, Robert J.; Nelson, C. Dana. - White oak (Quercus alba L.) microsatellite markers for genetic diversity studies
Thunder, Rachel; Conrad, Anna O.; Burdine, Charles; Yang, Jian; Lhotka, John M.; Abbott, Albert G.; Nelson, C. Dana. - Readily available resources across sites and genotypes result in greater aboveground growth and reduced fine root production in Pinus taeda
Shively, Timothy J.; Cook, Rachel; Maier, Chris A.; Garcia, Kevin; Albaugh, Timothy J.; Campoe, Otávio; Leggett, Zakiya.