Publications

2011

Strauss, S.H., C. Zhang, and M. Hinchee. 2011. Gene Flow Control in Forest Trees: Approaches and Progress. Pp. 80-83 In: The Science of Gene Flow in Agriculture and its Role in Co-Existence. September 7-8, 2011, Washington, DC. Published by University of California at Davis, Department of Plant Sciences

Gou, J., C. Ma, M. Kadmiel, Y. Gai, S. Strauss, X. Jiang, and V. Busov. 2011. Tissue-specific expression of Populus C₁₉ GA 2-oxidases differentially regulate above- and below-ground biomass growth through control of bioactive GA concentrations. New Phytologist, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03837.x

Strauss, S.H. 2011. Why are regulatory requirements a major impediment to genetic engineering of horticultural crops? In B. Mou and R. Scorza (eds) Transgenic Horticulutural Crops: Challenges and Opportunities. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 249-261

Hsu, C-Y, Adams, J.P., Kim, H., No, K., Ma, C., Strauss, S.H., Drnevich, J., Vandervelde, L., Ellis, J.D., Rice, B.M., Wickett, N., Gunter, L.E., Tuskan, G.A., Brunner, A.M., Page, G.P., Barakat, A., Carlson, J.E., dePamphilis, C.W., Luthe, D.S., and C. Yuceer. 2011. FLOWERING LOCUS T duplication coordinates reproductive and vegetative growth in perennial poplar. PNAS 108(26): 10756-10761

Yuceer, C., Hsu, C-H., Brunner, A.M., and S.H. Strauss. 2011. Regulation of Flowering Time in Poplar. In: Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Poplar, C.P. Joshi, S. DiFazio, and C. Kole (eds.). Science Publishers, New Hampshire USA. Chapter 11, pp. 272-303

Voelker, S.L., Lachenbruch, B., Meinzer, F.C., Kitin, P. and S.H. Strauss. 2011. Transgenic poplars with reduced lignin show impaired xylem conductivity, growth efficiency and survival. Plant, Cell & Environment, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02270.x

Dalton, D.A, C. Ma, S. Shrestha, P. Kitin and S.H. Strauss. 2011. Tradeoffs between biomass growth and inducible biosynthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate in transgenic poplar. Plant Biotech. J. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00585.x

Voelker, S.L., B. Lachenbruch, F.C. Meinzer, and S.H. Strauss. 2011. Reduced wood stiffness and strength, and altered stem form, in young antisense 4CL transgenic poplars with reduced lignin contents. New Phytologist, 189(4): 1096-1109

2010

Ellis, B., S. Jansson, S.H. Strauss and G.A. Tuskan. 2010. Why and how Populus became a "Model Tree". In S. Jansson, R.P. Bhalerao and A.T. Groover (eds). Genetics and Genomics of Populus, Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crop and Models 8. Springer Science+Buiseness Media, LLC. pp. 3-14

Busov, V., Y. Yordanov, J. Gou, R. Meilan, C. Ma, S. Regan, and S.H. Strauss. 2010. Activation tagging is an effective gene tagging system in Populus. Tree Genetics & Genomes, DOI 10.1007/s11295-010-0317-7

Brunner, A., J. Li, S. DiFazio, O. Shevchenko, R. Mohamed, B. Montgomery, A. Elias, K. Van Wormer, S.P. DiFazio, & S.H. Strauss. 2010. Genetic containment of forest plantations. Pp 35-76 In: Forests and Genetically Modified Trees, IUFRO/Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy. http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1699e/i1699e00.htm

Strauss, S.H., Kershen, D.L., Bouton, J.H., Redick, T.P., Tan, H., and R.A. Sedjo. 2010. Far-reaching deleterious impacts of regulations on research and environmental studies of recombinant DNA-modified perennial biofuel crops in the United States. BioScience 60(9): 729-741.

Viswanath, V. and S.H. Strauss. 2010. Modifying plant growth the cisgenic way. Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, September 2010: 1-4.

Voelker, S.L., B. Lachenbruch, F.C. Meinzer, M. Jourdes, C. Ki, A.M. Patten, L.B. Davin, N.G. Lewis, G.A. Tuskan, L. Gunter, S.R. Decker, M.J. Selig, P. Kitin and S.H. Strauss. 2010. Antisense down-regulation of 4CL expression alters lignification, tree growth and saccharification potential of field-grown poplar. Plant Physiology 154: 874-886.

Kitin, P., S.L. Voelker, F.C. Meinzer, H. Beeckman, S.H. Strauss and B. Lachenbruch. 2010. Tyloses and phenolic deposits in xylem vessels impede water transport in low-lignin transgenic poplars: a study by cryo-fluorescence microscopy. Plant Physiology 154: 887-898

Busov, V., S.H. Strauss, and G. Pilate. 2010. Transformation as a tool for genetic analysis in Populus. p. 113-133 in: Genetics and Genomics of Populus, S. Jansson et al. eds., Springer

Murthy, G.S, Kumar, D., Strauss, S.H., Dalton, D. and J. Vinocur. 2010. Extraction Analysis of Poly-ß-Hydroxybutyrate (PHB) from hybrid poplar leaves. ASABE Paper No. 1009380. ASABE, St. Joseph, MI.

Dharmawardhana, P., Brunner, A.M. and S.H. Strauss. 2010. Poplar as a tree model for horticulture and beyond: A case study of genome-scale changes in gene expression during bud entry and release from dormancy. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 859:43-47.

Gou, J., S.H. Strauss, C.J. Tsai, F. Kai, Y. Chen, X. Jiang and V.B. Busov. 2010. Gibberellins regulate lateral root formation in Populus through interactions with auxin and other hormones. Plant Cell 22:623-639.

Jansson, S., and P.K. Ingvarsson. 2010. Cohort-structured tree populations. Heredity 105: 331-332.

Slavov G.T., Leonardi S., Adams W.T., Strauss S.H., and S.P. DiFazio (2010). Population substructure in continuous and fragmented stands of Populus trichocarpa. Heredity 105: 348-357. Commentary/perspective on paper: Jansson, S., and P.K. Ingvarsson. 2010. Cohort-structured tree populations. Heredity 105: 331-332.

Feng, S., S.J. Cokus, X. Zhang, P.-Y. Chen, M. Bostick, M.G. Goll, J. Hetzel, J. Jain, S.H. Strauss, M.E. Halpern, C. Ukomad, K.C. Sadler, S. Pradhan, M. Pellegrini, and S.E. Jacobsen. 2010. Conservation and divergence of methylation patterning in plants and animals. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107:8689-8694

Han, K.M., Dharmawardhana, P., Arias, R.S., Ma, C., Busov, V. and S.H. Strauss (2010). Gibberellin-associated cisgenes modify growth, stature, and wood properties in Populus. Plant Biotechnol. J. 1-17

Zhang, H., Harry, D.E., Ma, C., Yuceer, C., Hsu, C.-Y. Vikram, V., Shevchenko, O., Etherington, E. and S.H. Strauss (2010). Precocious flowering in trees: the FLOWERING LOCUS T gene as a research and breeding tool in Populus. Journal of Experimental Botany 61:2549–2560

Mohamed, R., Wang, C.-T., Ma, C., Shevchenko, O., Dye, S.J., Puzey, J.R., Etherington, E., Sheng, x., Meilan, R., Strauss, S.H. and A.M. Brunner (2010). Populus CEN/TFL1 regulates first onset of flowering, axillary meristem identity and dormancy release in Populus. The Plant Journal 62:674-688

Harry, D.E. and S.H. Strauss (2010). Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Forest Trees University on California, Agricultural Biotechnology information web site

Dharmawardhana, P., A.M. Brunner, and S.H. Strauss (2010). Genome-wide transcriptome analysis of the transition from primary to secondary stem development in Populus trichocarpa. BMC Genomics, 11:150, doi:10.1186/1471-2164-11-150

Wolman, David. 2010. Branch Science. Portland Monthly, January 2010. (article about Strauss and political constraints to research)

2009

Bao, Y., P. Dharmawardhana, T. Mockler, and S.H. Strauss. (2009) Genome scale transcriptome analysis of shoot organogenesis in Populus. BMC Plant Biology 9:132

Strauss, S.H., Schmitt, M., and R. Sedjo. (2009) Forest scientist views of regulatory obstacles to research and development of transgenic forest biotechnology. Journal of Forestry 107:350-357

Strauss, S.H., H. Tan, W. Boerjan, and R. Sedjo. (2009) Strangled at birth? Forest biotech and the Convention on Biological Diversity. Nature Biotechnology 27:519-527

Bao, Y., Dharmawardhana, P., Arias, R., Allen, M.B., Ma, C., and S.H. Strauss. (2009) WUS and STM-based reporter genes for studying meristem development in poplar. Plant Cell Reports 28:947-962

Flachowsky, H, Hanke, M.-V., Peil, A., Strauss, S.H., and M. Fladung. (2009) A review on transgenic approaches to accelerate breeding of woody plants. Plant Breeding 128:217-226

Slavov, G.T., Leonardi, S., Burczyk, J., Adams, W.T., Strauss, S.H., and S.P. DiFazio. (2009) Extensive pollen flow in two ecologically contrasting populations of Populus trichocarpa. Molecular Ecology 18(2): 357-373

Harvey, J.W and S.H. Strauss. (2009) Towards physiological sculpture of plants. New Phytologist 181: 8-12

Li, J., A.M. Brunner, R. Meilan, and S.H. Strauss. (2009) Stability of transgenes in trees: expression of two reporter genes in poplar over three field seasons. Tree Physiology 29: 299 - 312. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpn028

2008

Li, J., A.M. Brunner, R. Meilan, and S.H. Strauss. (2008) Matrix attachment region elements have small and variable effects on transgene expression and stability in field-grown Populus. Plant Biotechnology Journal 6: 887-896

Li, J., A.M. Brunner, O. Shevchenko, R. Meilan, C. Ma, J.S. Skinner, and S.H. Strauss. (2008) Efficient and stable transgene suppression via RNAi in field-grown poplars.Transgenic Research 17: 679-694. DOI 10.1007/s11248-007-9148-1

Bao, Y. (2008) Yanghuan Bao for the degree of Master of Science in Genetics presented on March 28, 2008. Title: Genome Scale Transcriptome Analysis and Development of Reporter Systems for Studying Shoot Organogenesis in Poplar.

Li, J., R. Meilan, C. Ma, M. Barish, and S.H. Strauss. (2008) Stability of herbicide resistance over 8 years of coppice in field-grown, genetically engineered poplars Western Journal of Applied Forestry 23(2): 89-93

Busov, V.B., A.M. Brunner, and S.H. Strauss. (2008) Genes for control of plant stature and form. New Phytologist 177(3): 589-607

2007

Doty, S.L., C.A. James, A.L. Moore, A. Vajzovic, G.L. Singleton, C. Ma, Z. Khan, G. Xin, J.W. Kang, J.Y. Park, R. Meilan, S.H. Strauss, J. Wilkerson, F. Farin, and S.E. Strand. (2007) Enhanced phytoremediation of volatile environmental pollutants with transgenic trees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 104:16816-16821

Filichkin, S.A., S.P. DiFazio, A.M. Brunner, J. M. Davis, Z.K. Yang, U.C. Kalluri, R.S. Arias, E. Etherington, G.A. Tuskan and S.H. Strauss. (2007) Efficiency of gene silencing in Arabidopsis: Direct inverted repeats versus transitive RNAi vectors. Plant Biotechnology 5:615-626

Etherington, E., H. Gandhi, V. Busov, R. Meilan, C. Ma, K. Kosola, and S.H. Strauss. (2007) Dwarfism genes for modifying the stature of woody plants: A case study in poplar. Landscape Plant News 18:3-6

Brunner, A., J. Li, S. DiFazio, O. Shevchenko, R. Mohamed, B. Montgomery, A. Elias, K. Van Wormer, S.P. DiFazio, & S.H. Strauss. (2007) Genetic containment of forest plantations. Tree Genetics & Genomes 3:75-100 DOI 10.1007/s11295-006-0067-8 (Strauss is co-senior author)

Wei, H., R. Meilan, A.M. Brunner, J.S. Skinner, C. Ma, H.T. Gandhi, and S.H. Strauss. (2007) Field trial detects incomplete barstar attenuation of vegetative cytotoxicity in Populus trees containing a poplar LEAFY promoter::barnase sterility transgene. Molecular Breeding 19:69-85

2006

Arias, R., S. Filichkin, and S.H. Strauss. (2006) Divide and conquer: development and cell cycle genes in plant transformation. Trends in Biotechnology 24:267-273.

Böhlenius, H., Huang, T., Charbonnel-Campaa, L., Brunner, A.M., Jansson, S., Strauss, S.H., and Nilsson, O. (2006) The conserved CO/FT regulatory module controls timing of flowering and seasonal growth cessation in trees. Science 312:1040-1043

Busov, V., R. Meilan, D.W. Pearce, S.B. Rood, C. Ma, T.J. Tschaplinski, and S.H. Strauss. (2006) Transgenic modification of gai or rgl1 causes dwarfing and alters gibberellins, root growth, and metabolite profiles in Populus. Planta 24:288-299.

Filichkin, S.A., Wu, Q., Busov, V.B., Meilan, R., Lanz-Garcia, C., Groover, A., Goldfarb, B., Ma, C., Dharmawardhana, P. and Strauss, S.H. (2006) Enhancer trapping in woody plants: Isolation of the ET304 gene encoding a putative AT-hook motif transcription factor and characterization of the expression patterns conferred by its promoter in transgenic Populus and Arabidopsis. Plant Science 17:206-216

Filichkin, S.A., Meilan, R., Busov, V.B., Ma, C., Brunner, A.M. and Strauss, S.H. (2006) Alcohol-inducible gene expression in transgenic Populus. Plant Cell Reports 25:660-667

Meilan, R. and Ma, C. (2006) Poplar (Populus spp.). on. K. Wang, ed. Humana Press.

Mohamed, Rozi (2006) Rozi Mohamed for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Science presented on January 4, 2006. Title: Expression and Function of Populus Homologs to TERMINAL FLOWER 1 Genes: Roles in Onset of Flowering and Shoot Phenology.

Li, Jingyi (2006) Jingyi Li for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Science presented on September 20, 2006. Title: Stability of Reporter Gene Expression and RNAi in Transgenic Poplars over Multiple Years in the Field under Vegetative Propagation.

2005

Bradford, K.J., Van Deynze, A., Gutterson, N., Parrot, W., and Strauss, S.H. (2005) Regulating transgenic crops sensibly: lessons from plant breeding, biotechnology, and genomics. Nature Biotechnology 23:439-444

Bradford, K.J., Gutterson, N., Parrot, W., Van Deynze, A., and Strauss, S.H. (2005) Regulatory regimes for transgenic crops. Nature Biotechnology 23:787-789

Busov V.B., Brunner A.M., Meilan R., Filichkin S., Ganio L., Gandhi S., Strauss S.H. (2005) Genetic transformation: a powerful tool for dissection of adaptive traits in trees. New Phytologist 167: 9-18.

Busov, V.B., Fladung, M., Groover, A., and Strauss, S.H. (2005) Insertional mutagenesis in Populus: Relevance and feasibility. Tree Genetics & Genomes 1:135-142

Wei, H., Meilan, R., Brunner, A.M., Skinner, J.S., Ma, C., and Strauss, S.H. (2005) Transgenic sterility in Populus: Expression properties of the poplar PTLF, Agrobacterium NOS, and two minimal 35S promoters in vegetative tissues.. Tree Physiology 26:401-410

Valenzuela, S., and Strauss, S.H. (2005). Lost in the woods. Nature Biotechnology 23:532-533

2004

Andersson, A., Keskitalo, J., Sjodin, A., Bhalerao, R., Sterky, F., Wissel, K., Tandre, K., Aspeborg, H., Moyle, R., Ohmiya, Y., Bhalerao, R., Brunner, A.M., Gustafsson, P., Karlsson, J., Lundeberg, J., Nilsson, O., Sandberg, G., Strauss, S.H., Sundberg, B., Uhlen, M., Jansson, S., and Nilsson, P. (2004) A transcriptional timetable of autumn scenescence. Genome Biology 4:5 R24.1-R24.13

Brunner, A.M., Busov, V.B., and Strauss, S.H. (2004) Poplar genome sequence: functional genomics in an ecologically dominant plant species. Trends in Plant Science 9:49-56

Brunner, A.M., Yakovlev, I.A., and Strauss, S.H. (2004) Validating internal controls for quantitative plant gene expression studies. BMC Plant Biology 4

Brunner, A.M., and Nilsson, O. (2004) Revisiting tree maturation and floral initiation in the poplar functional genomics era. New Phytologist 164:43-51

DiFazio, S.P., Slavov, G.T., Burczyk, J., Leonardi, S., and Strauss, S.H. (2004) Gene flow from tree plantations and implications for transgenic risk assessment. In C. Walter and M. Carson (eds.) Plantation Forest Biotechnology for the 21st Century. Research Signpost Kerala, India. 405-422

Groover, A, Fontana, J.R., Dupper, G., Ma, C., Martienssen, R, Strauss, S.H., and Meilan, R. (2004) Gene and enhancer trap tagging of vascular-expressed genes in poplar. Plant Physiologist 134:1742-1751

Ma, C., Strauss, S.H., and Meilan, R. (2004) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the genome-sequenced poplar clone, Nisqually-1 (Populus trichocarpa). Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 22:1-9

Meilan, R., M. Sabatti, C. Ma., E. Kuzminsky. (2004) An early-flowering genotype of Populus. Plant Biology 47, 52-56.

Slavov, G.T., DiFazio, S.P. and Strauss, S.H. (2004) Gene flow in forest trees: gene migration patterns and landscape modelling of transgene dispersal in hybrid poplar. In H.C.M. den Nijs, D. Bartsch, and J. Sweet (Eds.), Introgression from Genetically Modified Plants into Wild Relatives. CABI Publishing, Cambridge, MA, USA Pp 89-106.

Sterky, F., Bhalerao, R., Unneberg , P., Segerman , B., Nilsson, P., Brunner, A.M., Charbonnel-Campaa , L., Lindvall , J.J., Tandre, K., Strauss, S.H., Sundberg, B., Gustafsson, P., Uhlen, M., Bhalerao, R., Nilsson, O., Sandberg, G., Karlsson, J., Lundeberg, J., and Jansson, S. (2004) A populus EST resource for plant functional genomics. American Society of Plant Biologists Newsletter 38:13951-13956

Strauss, S.H. (2004) Forest biotechnology - thriving despite controversy. New Phytologist 163:9-11

Strauss, S.H. (2004) GE trees: The buzz is not from chainsaws. TimberWest May/June, 2004 50

Strauss, S.H., and DiFazio, S.P. (2004) Hybrids abounding book review: Dangerous liasons? When cultivated plants mate with Their Wild Relatives. Nature Biotechnology 22:29-30

Strauss, S.H., and Martin, F.M. (2004) Poplar genomics comes of age. New Phytologist 164:1-4

Strauss, S.H., Brunner, A.M., Busov, V.B., Ma, C., and Meilan, R. (2004) Ten lessons from 15 years of transgenic Populus research. Forestry 77:455-465

Strauss, S.H., and Brunner, A.M. (2004) Tree biotechnology in the 21st century: Transforming trees in the light of comparative genomics. In S.H. Strauss and H.D. Bradshaw (Eds.), The BioEngineered Forest: Challenges to Science and Society, Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C. USA Pp 76-97.

Wei, Hao. (2004) Hao Wei for the degree of Master of Science in Genetics presented on March 8, 2004. Title: Maintenance of Normal Vegetative Growth via Attenuation of Barnase as an Agent of Floral Tissue Ablation in Populus

2003

Brunner, A.M., Goldfarb, B., Busov, V.B., and Strauss, S.H. (2003) Controlling maturation and flowering for forest tree domestication. In Stewart, C.N. (Eds.), Transgenic Plants: Current Innovations and Future Trends, Horizon Scientific Press, Wymondham, England, Pp 9-44.

Busov, V.B., Meilan, R., and Strauss, S.H. (2003) A short route to gene discovery in trees: Control of stature through gibberellin catabolism. Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, Virginia Technological University September 4-7

Busov, V.B., Meilan, R., Pearce, D.W., Ma, C., Rood, S.B., and Strauss, S.H. (2003) Activation tagging of a dominant gibberellin catabolism gene (GA 2-oxidase) from poplar that regulates tree stature. Plant Physiology 132:1283-1291

Campbell, M.M., Brunner, A.M., Jones, H.M., and Strauss, S.H. (2003) Forestry's Fertile Crescent: The application of biotechnology to forest trees. Plant Biotechnology Journal 1:141-154

Chassy, B., Carter, C., McGloughlin, M., McHughen, A., Parrot, W., Preston, C., Roush, R., Shelton, A., and Strauss, S.H. (2003) UK field trial evaluations answer the wrong questions. Nature Biotechnology 21:1429-1430

Ronald, P., and Strauss, S.H. (2003) Moving the debate on genetically engineered crops forward. American Society of Plant Biologists Newsletter May/June 30(3)

Skinner, J.S., Meilan, R., Ma, C., and Strauss, S.H. (2003) The Populus PTD promoter imparts floral-predominant expression and enables high levels of organ ablation in Populus, Nicotiana and Arabidopsis. Molecular Breeding 12:119-132

Slavov, G.T., Howe, G.T., Yakovlev, I., Edwards, K.J., Krutovskii, K.V., Tuskan, G.A., Carlson, J.E., Strauss, S.H., and Adams, W.T. (2003) Highly variable SSR markers in Douglas Fir: Mendelian inheritance and map locations. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 108:873-880

Strauss, S.H. (2003) Genomics, genetic engineering, and domestication of crops. Science 300:61-62

Strauss, S.H. (2003) Regulation of biotechnology as though gene function mattered. BioScience 53:453-454

Strauss, S.H. (2003) Response: Democratization is more than higher prices. Science 301:167

Strauss, S.H. (2003) Risks of genetically engineered crops.Science 301:1846-1847.

2002

Adams, M.J., Piovesan, G., Strauss, S.H., and Brown, S. (2002) The case for genetic engineering of native and landscape trees against introduced pests and diseases. Conservation Biology 16(4):874-879

DiFazio, S.P. (2002) Stephen P. DiFazio for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forest Science presented on January 7, 2002. Title: Measuring and modeling gene flow from hybrid poplar plantations: Implications for transgenic risk assessment.

 

Meilan,R., Han, K.-H., Ma, C., DiFazio, S.P., Eaton, J.A., Hoien, E.A.,Stanton, B.J., Crockett, R.P., Taylor, M.L., James, R.R., Skinner,J.S., Jouanin, L., Pilate, G., and Strauss, S.H. (2002) The CP4 transgene provides high levels of tolerance to Roundup® herbicide in field-grown hybrid poplars. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 32:967-976

Meilan, R. (2002) Open communication on genetic engineering. Journal Forestry 100(5):48

Meilan, R., Auerbach, D.J., Ma, C., DiFazio, S.P., and Strauss, S.H. (2002) Stability of herbicide resistance and GUS expression in transgenic hybrid poplars (Populus sp.) during several years of field trials and vegetative propagation. HortScience 37(2):277-280

Slavov, G.T., DiFazio, S.P., and Strauss, S.H. (2002) Gene flow in forest trees: From empirical estimates to transgenic risk assessment. Paper presented at Scientific Methods Workshop: Ecological and Agronomic Consequences of Gene Flow from Transgenic Crops to Wild Relatives, March 2002 Columbus, Ohio, USA.

2001

Bradshaw, H.D., Jr., and Strauss, S.H. (2001) Plotting a course for GM forestry. Nature Biotechnology 19:1104

Bradshaw, H.D., Jr., and Strauss, S.H. (2001) Breeding strategies for the 21st century: domestication of poplar. In D.I. Dickmann, J.GT. Isebrands, J.E. Eckenwalder, and J. Richardson (Eds.), Poplar Culture in North America, Part B, Chapter 14 NRC Research Press, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada Pp 383-394

Meilan, R., Brunner, A.M., Skinner, J.S., and Strauss, S.H. (2001) Modification of flowering in transgenic trees. In N. Morohoshi and A. Komamine (Eds.) Molecular Breeding of Woody Plants Elsevier Science B.V, Pp 247-256

Mohamed, R., Meilan, R., Ostry, M.E., Michler, C.H., and Strauss, S.H. (2001) Bacterio-opsin gene overexpression fails to elevate fungal disease resistance in transgenic poplar (Populus). Canadian Journal Forest Research 31:268-275

Strauss, S.H., Coventry, P., Campbell, M.M., Pryor, S.N., and Burley, J. (2001) Certification of genetically modified forest plantations. International Forestry Review 3(2):85-102

Strauss, S.H., DiFazio, S.P., and Meilan, R. (2001) Genetically modified poplars in context. Forestry Chronicle 77(2):271-279

Strauss, S.H., Campbell, M.M., Pryor, S.N., Coventry, P., and Burley, J. (2001) Plantation certification and genetic engineering: FSCs ban on research is counterproductive. Journal Forestry 99(12): 4-7

2000

Brunner, A.M., Rottmann, W.H., Sheppard, L.A., Krutovskii, K.V., DiFazio, S.P., Leonardi, S., and Strauss, S.H. (2000) Structure and expression of duplicate AGAMOUS orthologs in poplar. Plant Molecular Biology 44(5):619-634

Han, K.-H., Meilan, R., Ma, C., and Strauss, S.H. (2000) An Agrobacterium transformation protocol effective in a variety of cottonwood hybrids (genus Populus). Plant Cell Report 19:315-320

Meilan, R., Han, K.-H., Ma, C., James, R.R., Eaton, J.A., Stanton, B.J., Hoien, E.A., Crockett, R.P., and Strauss, S.H. (2000) Development of glyphosate-tolerant hybrid cottonwoods. Tappi Journal 83(1):164-166

Meilan, R., Ma, C., Cheng, S., Eaton, J.A., Miller, L.K., Crockett, R.P., DiFazio, S.P., and Strauss, S.H. (2000) High levels of Roundup® and leaf-beetle resistance in genetically engineered hybrid cottonwoods. In K.A. Blatner, J.D. Johnson, and D.M. Baumgartner (Eds.), Hybrid Poplars in the Pacific Northwest: Culture, Commerce and Capability Washington State University Cooperative Extension Bulletin MISC0272, Pullman, WA, USA Pp 29-38

Rottmann, W.H., Meilan, R., Sheppard, L.A., Brunner, A.M., Skinner, J.S., Ma, C., Cheng, S., Jouanin, L., Pilate, G., and Strauss, S.H. (2000) Diverse effects of overexpression of LEAFY and PTLF, a poplar (Populus) homolog of LEAFY/FLORICAULA, in transgenic poplar and Arabidopsis. Plant Journal 22:235-246

Sheppard, L.A., Brunner, A.M., Krutovskii, K.V., Rottmann, W.H., Skinner, J.S., Vollmer, S.S, and Strauss, S.H. (2000) ADEFICIENS homolog from the dioecious tree Populus trichocarpa is expressed in both female and male floral meristems of its two-whorled, unisexual flowers. Plant Physiology 124:627-639

Skinner, J.S., Meilan, R., Brunner, A.M., and Strauss, S.H. (2000) Options for genetic engineering of floral sterility in forest trees. In S.M. Jain & S.C. Minocha (Eds.), Molecular Biology of Woody Plants, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands Pp 135-153.

Strauss, S.H., Raffa, K.F., and List, P.C. (2000) Ethics and genetically engineered plantations. Journal Forestry 98:48

Thompson, P.B., and Strauss, S.H. (2000) Research ethics for molecular silviculture. In S.M. Jain & S.C. Minocha (Eds.), Molecular Biology of Woody Plants,Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands Pp 585-611

1999

Krutovskii, K.V., Erofeeva, S.Y., Aagaard, J.E., and Strauss, S.H. (1999) Simulation of effects of dominance on estimates of population genetic diversity and differentiation. Journal Heredity 90:499-502

Strauss, S.H., Boerjan, W., Cairney, J., Campbell, M.M., Dean, J., Ellis, D., Jouanin, L., and Sandberg, B. (1999) Forest biotechnology makes its position known. Nature Biotechnology17:1145

Wu, J., Krutovskii, K.V., and Strauss, S.H. (1999) Nuclear DNA diversity, population differentiation, and phylogenetic relationships in the California Closed-Cone Pines based on RAPD and allozyme markers. Genome 42 893-908

1998

Aagaard, J.E., Krutovskii, K.V., and Strauss, S.H. (1998) RAPD markers of mitochondrial origin exhibit lower population diversity and higher differentiation than RAPD markers of nuclear origin in Douglas-fir. Molecular Ecology 7:801-812

Aagaard, J.E., Krutovskii, K.V., and Strauss, S.H. (1998) RAPDs and allozymes exhibit similar levels of diversity and differentiation among populations and races of Douglas-fir. Heredity 81:69-78

Brunner, A.M., Mohamed, R., Meilan, R., Sheppard, L.A., Rottmann, W.H., and Strauss, S.H. (1998) Genetic engineering of sexual sterility in shade trees. Journal Arboriculture 24(5):263-273

James, R.R., Croft, B.A., and Strauss, S.H. (1998) Susceptibility of the cottonwood leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to different strains and transgenic toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis. Environmental Entomology 28:108-115

James, R.R., DiFazio, S.P., Brunner, A.M., and Strauss, S.H. (1998) Environmental effects of genetically engineered woody biomass crops. Biomass & Bioenergy 14:403-414

Krutovskii, K.V., Vollmer, S.S, Sorensen, F.C., Adams, W.T., Knapp, S.J., and Strauss, S.H. (1998) RAPD genome maps of Douglas-fir. Jouranl Heredity 89:197-205

Southerton, S.S, Strauss, S.H., Olive, M.R., Harcourt, R.L., Decroocq, V., Zhu, X., Llewellyn, D.J., Peacock, W.J., and Dennis, E.S. (1998) Eucalyptus has a functional equivalent of the Arabidopsis floral meristem identity gene LEAFY. Plant Molecular Biology, 37:897-910

Wu, J., Krutovskii, K.V., and Strauss, S.H. (1998) Abundant mitochondrial genome diversity, population differentiation, and convergent phenotypic evolution in pines. Genetics 150:1605-1614

Wu, Junyuan. (1998) Junyuan Wu for the degree of Master of Science in Genetics presented on August 26, 1998. Title: Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism and Phylogeny in the California Closed-Cone Pines

1997

Han, K.-H., Gordon, M.P., and Strauss, S.H. (1997) High frequency transformation of cottonwoods (genus Populus) by Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Canadian Journal Forest Research 27:464-470

Han, K.H., Ma, C., and Strauss, S.H. (1997) Matrix attachment regions (MARs) enhance transformation frequency and transgene expression in poplar. Transgenic Research 6:415-420

Krutovskii, K.V., Vollmer, S.S, Sorensen, F.C., Adams, W.T., and Strauss, S.H. (1997) Effects of megagametophyte removal on DNA yield and early seedling growth in coastal Douglas-fir. Canadian Journal Forest Research 27:964-968

Meilan, R. (1997) Floral induction in woody angiosperms. New Forests 14:179-202

Mullins, K.V., Llewellyn, D.J., Hartney, V.J., Strauss, S.H., and Dennis, E.S. (1997) Regeneration and transformation of Eucalyptus camaldulensis . Plant Cell Reports 16:787-791

Strauss, S.H., Knowe, S.A., and Jenkins, J. (1997) Benefits and risk of transgenic, Roundup Ready® cottonwoods Journal Forestry 95(5):12-19

 

1995

Strauss, S.H., Rottmann, W.H., Brunner, A.M., and Sheppard, L.A. (1995) Genetic engineering of reproductive sterility in forest trees. Molecular Breeding 1:5-26

 

1994

Boes, T.K. and Strauss, S.H. (1994) Floral Phenology and Morphology of Black Cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Salicaceae). American Journal of Botany, 81:562-567

Howe, G.T., Goldfarb, B., and Strauss, S.H. (1994) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of hybrid poplar suspension cultures and regeneration of transformed plants. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 36:59-71

 

1993

Strauss, S.H., Hong, Y.-P., and Hipkins, V.D. (1993) High levels of population differentiation for mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in Pinus radiata, muricata, and attenuata. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 86:605-611

 

1992

Strauss, S.H., Lande, R., and G. Namkoong. (1992) Limitations of molecular-marker-aided selection in forest tree breeding. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 22:1050-1061