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McKeand, Steven E.
Professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Director, Tree Improvement Program
Education:
B.S. Purdue University
(Forest Production)
(1967)
M.S. Purdue University (Forest Genetics) (1978
Ph.D. North Carolina State University (Forest Genetics) (1983)
Research Interests:
Support of the breeding program of the Tree Improvement Program, with primary responsibility in the breeding, testing, and selection phases of the program. Specific research interests include: genetic effects on nutritional and ecophysiological processes in forest trees, genetic and environmental control of wood properties, biotechnology/breeding interface, propagation effects on forest trees, seed orchard management, and genotype by environment interactions.
Courses:
FOR 725 - Forest Genetics (formerly FOR 611)
FOR 411 -
Forest Tree Genetics and Biology
Recent Awards:
2006 Recipient of NC State University Award for Service to Environment and Society
Contact:
NC State University
Department of Forestry
and Environmental Resources
Campus Box 8002, Raleigh, NC 27695-8002
Tel: 919 515-3168
E-mail: Steve_McKeand@ncsu.edu
