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2024 Butternut Workshop

September 25th

Martell Forest

From Phenome to Genome: Current Status of Butternut Research
September 25th, 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Aziz Ebrahimi, Purdue University

Research updates
September 25th, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Martin Williams, Canadian Forest Service

Genomes and pangenomes for butternut, Japanese walnut, and hybrids
September 25th, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Jill Wegrzyn, University of Connecticut

Sampling and sequencing Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum
September 25th, 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Bernie van der Meer, Canadian Forest Service

Update from Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
September 25th, 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM

Dan Cooper

Applied Butternut Breeding at the HTIRC
September 25th, 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM

Caleb Kell, Purdue University

Update on butternut project in Minnesota
September 25th, 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM

Amanda Weise, Minnesota DNR

Update on Bell Center planting in Wisconsin
September 25th, 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM

Nick Labonte, USDA Forest Service

Plans for assessing butternut health in the Midwest and in Vermont in the coming years
September 25th, 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM

Sean Hoban, Morton Arboretum

Updates on projects in Canada
September 25th, 3:20 PM – 3:40 PM

Heather Zurbrigg, Forest Gene Conservation Association

Habitat suitability modeling: A tool for restoring butternut in the eastern United States
September 25th, 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM

Segun Adeyemo, Mississippi State University