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• Mason, Mary E.; Herms, Daniel A.; Carey, David W.; Knight, Kathleen S.; Faridi, Nurul I.; Koch, Jennifer. 2011. Update on exotic ash collection for hybrid breeding and survey for EAB-resistance in native North American species.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W.; Mason, Mary E.; Nelson, C. Dana; Barakat, Abdelali; Carlson, John E.; Neale, David. 2011. Development of molecular tools for use in beech bark disease management.
• Mason, Mary E.; Krasowski, Marek; Loo, Judy; Koch, Jennifer. 2011. Comparison of protein profiles of beech bark disease-resistant or beech bark disease-susceptible American beech.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Mason, Mary E.; Carey, David W.; Knight, Kathleen; Poland, Therese; Herms, Daniel A. 2010. Survey for tolerance to emerald ash borer within North American ash species.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W.; Mason, Mary E.; Islam-Faridi, M. Nurul. 2010. Overcoming obstacles to interspecies hybridization of ash.

Publications

• Sniezko, Richard A.; Koch, Jennifer . 2017. Breeding trees resistant to insects and diseases: putting theory into application.
• Ćalić, Irina; Koch, Jennifer; Carey, David; Addo-Quaye, Charles; Carlson, John E.; Neale, David B. 2017. Genome-wide association study identifies a major gene for beech bark disease resistance in American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.).
• Nelson, C. Dana; Koch, Jennifer L. 2017. Institute of forest tree breeding: Improvement and gene conservation of iconic tree species in the 21st Century.
• Spies, Thomas A.; White, Eric; Ager, Alan; Kline, Jeffrey D.; Bolte, John P.; Platt, Emily K.; Olsen, Keith A.; Pabst, Robert J.; Barros, Ana M. G.; Bailey, John D.; Charnley, Susan; Morzillo, Anita T.; Koch, Jennifer; Steen-Adams, Michelle M.; Singleton, Peter H.; Sulzman, James; Schwartz, Cynthia; Csuti, Blair. 2017. Using an agent-based model to examine forest management outcomes in a fire-prone landscape in Oregon, USA.
• Lane, Thomas; Best, Teodora; Zembower, Nicole; Davitt, Jack; Henry, Nathan; Xu, Yi; Koch, Jennifer; Liang, Haiying; McGraw, John; Schuster, Stephan; Shim, Donghwan; Coggeshall, Mark V.; Carlson, John E.; Staton, Margaret E. 2016. The green ash transcriptome and identification of genes responding to abiotic and biotic stresses.
• Koch, J.L. ; Carey, D.W. ; Mason, M.E. ; Poland, T.M. ; Knight, K.S. . 2015. Intraspecific variation in Fraxinus pennsylvanica responses to emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis).
• Rigsby, C.M.; Showalter, D.N.; Herms, D.A.; Koch, J.L.; Bonello, P.; Cipollini, D. 2015. Physiological responses of emerald ash borer larvae to feeding on different ash species reveal putative resistance mechanisms and insect counter-adaptations.
• Poland, Therese M.; Chen, Yigen; Koch, Jennifer; Pureswaran, Deepa. 2015. Review of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), life history, mating behaviours, host plant selection, and host resistance.
• Herms, D.A.; Cipollini, D.; Knight, K.S.; Koch, J.L.; Poland, T.M.; Rigsby, C.M.; Whitehill, J.G.A.; Bonello, P. 2015. The quest for ash resistance to emerald ash borer: Towards a mechanistic understanding.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W. 2014. A technique to screen American beech for resistance to the beech scale insect (Cryptococcus fagisuga Lind.).
• Noakes, Andrea G.; Best, Teodora; Stanton, Margaret E.; Koch, Jennifer; Romero-Severson, Jeanne. 2014. Cross amplification of 15 SSR markers in the genus Fraxinus.
• Spies, Thomas A.; White, Eric M.; Kline, Jeffrey D.; Fisher, A. Paige; Ager, Alan; Bailey, John; Bolte, John; Koch, Jennifer; Platt, Emily; Olsen, Christine S.; Jacobs, Derric; Shindler, Bruce; Steen-Adams, Michelle M.; Hammer, Roger. 2014. Examining fire-prone forest landscapes as coupled human and natural systems.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Heyd, Robert L. 2013. Battling beech bark disease: establishment of beech seed orchards in Michigan.
• Mason, Mary E.; Koch, Jennifer L.; Krasowski, Marek; Loo, Judy. 2013. Comparisons of protein profiles of beech bark disease resistant and susceptible American beech (Fagus grandifolia).
• Carey, David W.; Mason, Mary E.; Bloese, Paul; Koch, Jennifer L. 2013. Hot callusing for propagation of American beech by grafting.
• Fischer, Paige; Korejwa, Adam; Koch, Jennifer; Spies, Thomas; Olsen, Christine; White, Eric; Jacobs, Derric. 2013. Using the forest, people, fire agent-based social network model to investigate interactions in social-ecological systems.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W.; Knight, Kathleen S.; Poland, Therese; Herms, Daniel A.; Mason, Mary E. 2012. Breeding strategies for the development of emerald ash borer - resistant North American ash.
• Rivera-Vega, Loren; Mamidala, Praveen; Koch, Jennifer L.; Mason, Mary E.; Mittapalli, Omprakash. 2012. Evaluation of reference genes for expression studies in ash (Fraxinus spp.).
• Whitehill, Justin G.A.; Opiyo, Stephen O.; Koch, Jennifer L.; Herms, Daniel A.; Cipollini, Donald F.; Bonello, Pierluigi. 2012. Interspecific comparison of constitutive ash phloem phenolic chemistry reveals compounds unique to Manchurian ash, a species resistant to emerald ash borer.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Mason, Mary E.; Carey, David W. 2012. Screening for resistance to beech bark disease: Improvements and results from seedlings and grafted field selections.
• Whitehill, Justin G.A.; Popova-Butler, Alexandra; Green-Church, Kari B.; Koch, Jennifer L.; Herms, Daniel A.; Bonello, Pierluigi. 2011. Interspecific proteomic comparisons reveal ash phloem genes potentially involved in constitutive resistance to the emerald ash borer.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Knight, Kathleen; Poland, Therese; Carey, David W.; Herms, Daniel A.; Mason, Mary E. 2011. Strategies for selecting and breeding EAB-resistant ash.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W.; Mason, Mary E.; Nelson, C. Dana. 2010. Assessment of beech scale resistance in full- and half-sibling American beech families.
• Koch, Jennifer L. 2010. Beech bark disease: the oldest "new" threat to American beech in the United States.
• Koch, Jennifer; Carey, Dave; Mason, M.E. 2010. Use of microsatellite markers in an American beech (Fagus grandifolia) population and paternity testing.
• Koch, Jennifer; Pureswaran, Deepa; Carey, David; Mason, Mary; Poland, Therese. 2009. Asian ash species as a source of resistance to EAB: development and characterization of novel ash species.
• Koch, Jennifer; Mason, Mary; Eyles, Alieta; Carey, David; Larson, Richard; Chan, Charlotte; Smitley, David; Bonello, Pierluigi; Herms, Dan. 2008. Development of novel ash hybrids to introgress emerald ash borer resistance into North American ash species.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W.; Mason, Mary E. 2008. Development of novel ash hybrids to introgress resistance to emerald ash borer into north American ash species.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W.; Larson, Richard. 2007. Host resistance to emerald ash borer: development of novel ash hybrids.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W.; Carey, David W. 2005. The Genetics of Resistance of American Beech to Beech Bark Disease: Knowledge through 2004.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W. 2005. Use of an Artificial Inoculation Technique to Identify American Beech Trees with Resistance to the Beech Scale Insect.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W. 2004. Controlled Cross-pollinations with American Beech Trees that are Resistant to Beech Bark Disease.
• Koch, Jennifer L.; Carey, David W. 2004. Identifying and Enriching for American Beech Trees that are Resistant to Beech Bark Disease.

Research Highlights

Highlight	Title	Year
NRS-2017-28	Finding beech bark disease resistant American beech trees: It’s in the genes! A Forest Service scientist and her collaborators have identified genetic markers that may help accelerate breeding and production of American be ...	2017
NRS-2015-112	Green Ash Trees That Survive Beetle Infestation Pass on Their Resistance Through Propagation and Planting Among the tens of millions of trees killed by the emerald ash borer (EAB), researchers have found a small number of trees that survived their as ...	2015
NRS-2014-053	Researchers From the U.S. Forest Service and the United Kingdom Join Forces To Save Ash Trees Facing Intercontinental Threats Ash trees across Europe are currently under attack by a fungal disease known as ash dieback disease, while here in the United States, they are b ...	2014
NRS-2016-94	The Key to Rescuing Green Ash from Emerald Ash Borer is in the Genes Hundreds of genes in lingering ash trees have been identified that may help researchers understand the defense responses they use to defend them ...	2016