Status of Gene Conservation for Eastern and Carolina Hemlock in the Eastern United States
Jetton RM, Whittier WA, Dvorak WS, Rhea J". 2010. Status of Gene Conservation for Eastern and Carolina Hemlock in the Eastern United States. Pages 93-99. In Fifth Symposium on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in the Eastern United States. Asheville, North Carolina. August 17-19, 2010. USDA Forest Service. FHTET-2010-07
ABSTRACT: Since 2003, Camcore (NC State University) and the USDA Forest Service have worked together to conserve the genetic resources of eastern (Tsuga canadensis Carriére) and Carolina (T. caroliniana Engelmann) hemlocks threatened by the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand). The objectives of this 3-phase cooperative effort are to make genetically representative seed collections from populations distributed across the geographic range of each species, establish ex situ conservation plantings both inside and outside the United States, and place seeds into long-term cold storage. The overall goal is to maintain viable populations in perpetuity until hemlock restoration is possible. Here we present an update on our progress with seed collections and conservation bank establishment.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Jetton, Robert; Whittier, W; Dvorak, William; Rhea, James
- Units
- CARL , GRSM
- Keywords
- Adelges tsugae, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, CARL, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Carolina hemlock, eastern hemlock, ex situ gene conservation, forest pests, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00400, hemlock woolly adelgid, HWA, invasive species, SER, Southeast Region, Tsuga canadensis, Tsuga caroliniana