Ross W Whetten

A Protoplast System for CRISPR-Cas Ribonucleoprotein Delivery in Pinus taeda and Abies fraseri

Marques, B. M., Sulis, D. B., Suarez, B., Yang, C., Cofre-Vega, C., Thomas, R. D., … Wang, J. P. (2025, March 22). Plants, Vol. 14.

Pollination and mating dynamics unveiled by orchard-wide pedigree reconstruction in Acacia crassicarpa

Martins, G., Yuliarto, M., Melia, T., Lakey, N., Ordway, J., Tambarussi, E. V., … Hodge, G. (2025, February 18). Tree Genetics & Genomes, Vol. 21.

Transcriptomic prediction of breeding values in loblolly pine

Festa, A., & Whetten, R. W. (2025, April 23). (M. Rahimi, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 20.

Genomic predictions and candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms for growth, form, and wood properties of teak clones

Callister, A. N., Jiménez-Madrigal, J. P., Whetten, R. W., & Murillo, O. (2024, January 1). Silvae Genetica/Silvae Genetica, Vol. 73, pp. 13–23.

Metagenomic study reveals hidden relationships among fungal diversity, variation of plant disease, and genetic distance in Cornus florida (Cornaceae)

Frontiers in Plant Science, 14.

Stem Defect Rates and Ice Storm Damage for Families of Pinus taeda from Coastal and Piedmont Provenances Planted on a North Carolina Piedmont Site

Walker, T. D., Maynor, J. A., Isik, F., Heine, A. J., Whetten, R. W., Payn, K. G., … McKeand, S. E. (2024, April 17). Forest Science, Vol. 4.

Analysis of Gene Expression Differences Between Eastern and Western Loblolly Pine Seed Sources

Festa, A. R., & Whetten, R. (2023, April 28).

Genomic Tools in Applied Tree Breeding Programs: Factors to Consider

Whetten, R. W., Jayawickrama, K. J. S., Cumbie, W. P., & Martins, G. S. (2023, January 17). Forests, Vol. 14.

Identification and high-throughput genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphism markers in a non-model conifer (Abies nordmanniana (Steven) Spach)

Ousmael, K., Whetten, R. W., Xu, J., Nielsen, U. B., Lamour, K., & Hansen, O. K. (2023, December 15). Scientific Reports, Vol. 13.

Microbiome and plant cell transformation trigger insect gall induction in cassava

Gätjens-Boniche, O., Jiménez-Madrigal, J. P., Whetten, R. W., Valenzuela-Diaz, S., Alemán-Gutiérrez, A., Hanson, P. E., & Pinto-Tomás, A. A. (2023, November 29). Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 14.

Transcriptomic Prediction of Breeding Values in Loblolly Pine

Festa, A. R., & Whetten, R. (2023, March 24).

Two pathogen loci determine Blumeria graminis

New Phytologist, 238(4), 1546–1561.

A genome‐wide SNP genotyping resource for tropical pine tree species

Molecular Ecology Resources, 22(2), 695–710.

Breeding for Climate Change Resilience: A Case Study of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) in North America

Matallana-Ramirez, L. P., Whetten, R. W., Sanchez, G. M., & Payn, K. G. (2021, April 30). Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 12, p. 790.

Provenance and Family Variation in Biomass Potential of Loblolly Pine in the Piedmont of North Carolina

Maynor, J. A., Isik, F., Walker, T. D., Whetten, R. W., Heine, A. J., Payn, K. G., & McKeand, S. E. (2021, March 24). Forest Science, Vol. 6, pp. 312–320.

Simulation of Pedigree vs. fully-informative marker based relationships matrices in a Loblolly Pine breeding population

Festa, A. R., & Whetten, R. (2021, December 1).

Toward genomic selection in Pinus taeda: Integrating resources to support array design in a complex conifer genome

Caballero, M., Lauer, E., Bennett, J., Zaman, S., McEvoy, S., Acosta, J., … Isik, F. (2021, June 1). Applications in Plant Sciences, Vol. 7.

A fast, flexible and inexpensive protocol for DNA and RNA extraction for forest trees

Kurt, Y., Matallana-Ramirez, L., Kohlway, W., Whetten, R., & Frampton, J. (2020, September 28). Forest Systems, Vol. 29.

Ad hoc breeding of a genetically depauperate landrace of noble fir (Abies procera Rehder) using SNP genotyping via high-throughput targeted sequencing

Hansen, O. K., Lamour, K., Whetten, R., Xu, J., Cuenca, A., Islam, M. S., & Nielsen, U. B. (2020, August 11). Tree Genetics & Genomes, Vol. 16.

Correspondence between Breeding Values of the Same Pinus taeda L. Genotypes from Clonal Trials and Half-Sib Seedling Progeny Trials

Forest Science, 66(5), 600–611.

Population structure, landscape genomics, and genetic signatures of adaptation to exotic disease pressure inCornus floridaL.—Insights from GWAS and GBS data

Pais, A. L., Whetten, R. W., & Xiang, Q. Y. (2020, April 27). Journal of Systematics and Evolution.

Heritable variation in needle spectral reflectance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) peaks in red edge

Remote Sensing of Environment, 219, 89–98.

Correspondence of Loblolly Pine Response for Fusiform Rust Disease from Local and Wide-Ranging Tests in the Southern United States

Spitzer, J., Isik, F., Whetten, R. W., Farjat, A. E., & McKeand, S. E. (2017, September 29). Forest Science, Vol. 63, pp. 496–503.

Optimal Seed Deployment Under Climate Change Using Spatial Models: Application to Loblolly Pine in the Southeastern US

Farjat, A., Reich, B. J., Guinness, J., Whetten, R., McKeand, S., & Isik, F. (2017, July 3). Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 112, pp. 909–920.

Response of Turkish and Trojan fir to Phytophthora cinnamomi and P. cryptogea

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 32(5), 406–411.

Variation among Loblolly Pine Seed Sources across Diverse Environments in the Southeastern United States

Forest Science, 63(1), 39–48.

Advances in ecological genomics in forest trees and applications to genetic resources conservation and breeding

Holliday, J. A., Aitken, S. N., Cooke, J. E. K., Fady, B., González‐Martínez, S. C., Heuertz, M., … Plomion, C. (2016, December 20). Molecular Ecology, Vol. 26, pp. 706–717.

Ecological genomics of local adaptation in Cornus florida L. by genotyping by sequencing

Ecology and Evolution, 7(1), 441–465.

Genetic variability and heritability of chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

Tree Physiology, 36(7), 883–895.

Quantitative trait loci influencing forking defects in an outbred pedigree of loblolly pine

BMC Genetics, 17(1).

Modeling Climate Change Effects on the Height Growth of Loblolly Pine

Forest Science, 61(4), 703–715.

Phylogenomics of polyploid Fothergilla (Hamamelidaceae) by RAD-tag based GBS-insights into species origin and effects of software pipelines

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 53(5), 432–447.

Decoding the massive genome of loblolly pine using haploid DNA and novel assembly strategies

Neale, D. B., Wegrzyn, J. L., Stevens, K. A., Zimin, A. V., Puiu, D., Crepeau, M. W., … Langley, C. H. (2014, March 4). Genome Biology, Vol. 15.

Development of a genetic linkage map for Pinus radiata and detection of pitch canker disease resistance associated QTLs

Trees, 28(6), 1823–1835.

Genetic Analysis of Diallel Progeny Test Data Using Factor Analytic Linear Mixed Models

Ogut, F., Maltecca, C., Whetten, R., McKeand, S., & Isik, F. (2014, January 26). Forest Science, Vol. 60, pp. 119–127.

Genetics of Stem Forking and Ramicorn Branches in a Cloned Loblolly Pine Family

Forest Science, 60(2), 360–366.

Genomic Estimated Breeding Values Using Genomic Relationship Matrices in a Cloned Population of Loblolly Pine

G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 3(5), 909–916.

Potential for evolutionary responses to climate change - evidence from tree populations

Global Change Biology, 19(6), 1645–1661.

SNP markers trace familial linkages in a cloned population of Pinus taeda—prospects for genomic selection

Zapata-Valenzuela, J., Isik, F., Maltecca, C., Wegrzyn, J., Neale, D., McKeand, S., & Whetten, R. (2012, May 30). Tree Genetics & Genomes, Vol. 8, pp. 1307–1318.

Association genetics of carbon isotope discrimination, height and foliar nitrogen in a natural population of Pinus taeda L

Heredity, 107(2), 105–114.

Interactions of Fr genes and mixed-pathogen inocula in the loblolly pine-fusiform rust pathosystem

Tree Genetics & Genomes, 8(1), 15–25.

Comparison between tracheary element lignin formation and extracellular lignin-like substance formation during the culture of isolated Zinnia elegans mesophyll cells

Sato, Y., Yajima, Y., Tokunaga, N., & Whetten, R. (2010, December 20). Biologia, Vol. 66, pp. 88–95.

Genetic variation of stem forking in loblolly pine

Forest Science, 56(5), 429–436.

Research gap analysis for application of biotechnology to sustaining US forests

[Review of ]. Journal of Forestry, 108(4), 193–201.

Polymerase chain reaction of template for massively-parallel pyrosequencing

Journal of Biomolecular Techniques, 20(2), 128–134.

Post‐translational modification of an R2R3‐MYB transcription factor by a MAP Kinase during xylem development

Morse, A. M., Whetten, R. W., Dubos, C., & Campbell, M. M. (2009, June 29). New Phytologist, Vol. 183, pp. 1001–1013.

Erratum: Resistance of Pinus taeda families under artificial inoculations with diverse fusiform rust pathogen populations and comparison with field trials

Isik, F., Amerson, H. V., Whetten, R. W., Garcia, S. A., Li, B., & McKeand, S. E. (2008, December 1). Canadian Journal of Forest Research, Vol. 38, p. 3151.

Resistance of Pinus taeda families under artificial inoculations with diverse fusiform rust pathogen populations and comparison with field trials

Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 38(10), 2687–2696.

Characterization of two laccases of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) expressed in tobacco BY-2 cells

Sato, Y., & Whetten, R. W. (2006, September 1). Journal of Plant Research, Vol. 119, pp. 581–588.

An auxin-inducible gene from loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda L.) is differentially expressed in mature and juvenile-phase shoots and encodes a putative transmembrane protein

Planta, 218(6), 916–927.

Gene Expression during Formation of Earlywood and Latewood in Loblolly Pine: Expression Profiles of 350 Genes

Plant Biology, 6(6), 654–663.

Genetics of Postzygotic Isolation in Eucalyptus: Whole-Genome Analysis of Barriers to Introgression in a Wide Interspecific Cross of Eucalyptus grandis and E. globulus

Genetics, 166(3), 1405–1418.

An arabinogalactan protein associated with secondary cell wall formation in differentiating xylem of loblolly pine

Plant Molecular Biology, 52(1), 91–102.

Apparent homology of expressed genes from wood-forming tissues of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) with Arabidopsis thaliana

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 100(12), 7383–7388.

Aux/IAA gene family is conserved in the gymnosperm, loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)

Tree Physiology, 23(17), 1181–1192.

Changes in mitogen‐activated protein kinase activity occur in the maize pulvinus in response to gravistimulation and are important for the bending response

CLORE, A. M., TURNER, W. S., MORSE, A. M., & WHETTEN, R. W. (2003, July 1). Plant Cell & Environment, Vol. 26, pp. 991–1001.

Characterisation of PtMYB1, an R2R3-MYB from pine xylem

Plant Molecular Biology, 53(4), 597–608.

Characterisation of a pine MYB that regulates lignification

The Plant Journal, 36(6), 743–754.

Comparative genetic linkage maps of Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus globulus and their F1 hybrid based on a double pseudo-backcross mapping approach

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 107(6), 1028–1042.

Studying the functional genomics of stress responses in loblolly pine with the Expresso microarray experiment management system

Heath, L. S., Ramakrishnan, N., Sederoff, R. R., Whetten, R. W., Chevone, B. I., Struble, C. A., … al. (2002, April 30). Comparative and Functional Genomics, Vol. 3, pp. 226–243.

Functional genomics and cell wall biosynthesis in loblolly pine

In Plant Cell Walls (pp. 275–291).

Functional genomics and cell wall biosynthesis in loblolly pine

Plant Molecular Biology, 47(1/2), 275–291.

Genotypic control of high-frequency adventitious shoot regeneration via somatic organogenesis in loblolly pine

Plant Science, 161(2), 267–272.

High-Throughput AFLP Analysis Using Infrared Dye-Labeled Primers and an Automated DNA Sequencer

Myburg, A. A., Remington, D. L., O’Malley, D. M., Sederoff, R. R., & Whetten, R. W. (2001, February 1). BioTechniques, Vol. 30, p. 348.

Molecular Cloning and Expression of Eight Laccase cDNAs in Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)*

Journal of Plant Research, 114(2), 147–155.

Regeneration of transgenic loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) from zygotic embryos transformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Tang, W., Sederoff, R., & Whetten, R. (2001, October 1). Planta, Vol. 213, pp. 981–989.

Construction of an AFLP genetic map with nearly complete genome coverage in Pinus taeda

Remington, D. L., Whetten, R. W., Liu, B.-H., & O’Malley, D. M. (1999, June 1). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Vol. 98, pp. 1279–1292.

High-efficiency Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Norway spruce (Picea abies) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)

Wenck, A. R., Quinn, M., Whetten, R. W., Pullman, G., & Sederoff, R. (1999, February 1). Plant Molecular Biology, Vol. 39, pp. 407–416.

AFLP genetic maps of Eucalyptus globulus and E. tereticornis

Marques, C. M., Araújo, J. A., Ferreira, J. G., Whetten, R., O’Malley, D. M., Liu, B.-H., & Sederoff, R. (1998, May 1). Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Vol. 96, pp. 727–737.

Analysis of xylem formation in pine by cDNA sequencing

Allona, I., Quinn, M., Shoop, E., Swope, K., Cyr, S. S., Carlis, J., … Whetten, R. W. (1998, August 4). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 95, pp. 9693–9698.

Method of altering lignin in trees

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

RECENT ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING LIGNIN BIOSYNTHESIS

Whetten, R. W., MacKay, J. J., & Sederoff, R. R. (1998, June 1). Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology, Vol. 49, pp. 585–609.

Abnormal Lignin in a Loblolly Pine Mutant

Ralph, J., MacKay, J. J., Hatfield, R. D., O'Malley, D. M., Whetten, R. W., & Sederoff, R. R. (1997, July 11). Science, Vol. 277, pp. 235–239.

Inheritance, gene expression, and lignin characterization in a mutant pine deficient in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase

MacKay, J. J., O’Malley, D. M., Presnell, T., Booker, F. L., Campbell, M. M., Whetten, R. W., & Sederoff, R. R. (1997, July 22). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 94, pp. 8255–8260.

Molecular markers and forest trees

In P. M. G. G. Caetano-Anolles (Ed.), DNA markers: Protocols, applications, and overviews (pp. 237–257). New York: Wiley-VCH.

4-Coumarate: Coenzyme A Ligase from Loblolly Pine Xylem: Isolation, Characterization, and Complementary DNA Cloning

Plant Physiology, 108(1), 85–97.

Characterization of an Unstable Anthocyanin Phenotype and Estimation of Somatic Mutation Rates in Peach

Journal of Heredity, 86(3), 186–193.

Genetic analysis of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase in loblolly pine: single gene inheritance, molecular characterization and evolution

MGG Molecular & General Genetics, 247(5), 537–545.

Inheritance, Genetic Interaction, and Biochemical Characterization of Anthocyanin Phenotypes in Peach

Journal of Heredity, 86(1), 32–38.

Lignin Biosynthesis

Whetten, R., & Sederoff, R. (1995, July 1). The Plant Cell, Vol. 7, pp. 1001–1013.

A Laccase Associated with Lignification in Loblolly Pine Xylem

Science, 260(5108), 672–674.

The role of laccase in lignification

The Plant Journal, 4(5), 751–757.