FOR 332: Silvics (Mendelian & population genetics and plant physiology). My component of a team-taught course required of all juniors in the Resources Management curriculum.
FOR 334: Silviculture (forest tree improvement). My component of a team-taught course required of all juniors in the Resource Management curriculum.
FOR 455: Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement, a senior-level three-credit elective course dealing with the application of plant breeding methods to long-lived perennials: phenotypic selection, provenance and progeny testing, breeding, seed orchard management, seed and pollen collection, storage and testing, as well as tissue culture propagation, isozyme analysis and DNA isolation, RFLP mapping, and germplasm conservation.
FOR 677: Advanced Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement, a graduate-level three-credit course dealing with the preceding subjects in more depth, plus new material on germplasm collection and utilization, gene flow in populations, speciation and introgression, advanced-generation mating designs, and measurement and statistical analysis of genetics tests.
FOR 797: Seminar on Genetics and Plant Biotechnology, a graduate seminar covering introduction of exotic species, introduction of engineered organisms, measuring and conserving genetic diversity, the ethics and economics of "germplasm prospecting," engineering for multiple traits.
FOR 798: Tissue Culture of Forest Trees, a graduate-level two-credit elective course covering tissue culture and gene-transfer methods as applied to forest trees. The course covers basic cell biology and plant physiology, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, media optimization for a new species, explanting, multiplication, rooting, and acclimatization of tree species. Laboratory research is emphasized.