{"id":133,"date":"2021-01-27T16:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/whitehilllab\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:32:04","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/whitehilllab\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cothron, C. P., Devihalli, A., Kohlway, W. H., Chiang, A., Saville, A., Mainello, A., Ristaino, J. B., Nichols, E. G., and Whitehill, J. G. A. Distribution, diversity, and pathogenicity of Oomycete root pathogens affecting Fraser fir (Abies fraseri<\/em>) Christmas tree production in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.<\/a><\/strong> Plant Disease<\/em>. Accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manz, D., Oten, K. L. F., Sorenson, C. E., Whitehill, J. G. A., Jetton, R. M. 2026. Phenology of the elongate hemlock scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) on Fraser fir Christmas trees in western North Carolina.<\/a><\/strong> Journal of Economic Entomology<\/em>. 119:2009\u20132018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blumenfeld, S., S. Ghezehei, J. G. A. Whitehill, E. Nichols. 2026. Financial Analysis Tool (CT-FT) for Western North Carolina Christmas Tree Growers.<\/a><\/strong> The Journal of Extension<\/em>. 64:16\u201318.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Manz, D., Oten, K., Sorenson, C., Whitehill, J.G.A., and Jetton, R. 2025. Evaluating the post-harvest survival and emergence of Elongate Hemlock Scale from Fraser Fir Christmas Trees.<\/strong><\/a> Journal of Economic Entomology<\/em>. 118:2394-2403.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W. H. Kohlway, C. P. Cothron, S. Ghezehei, A. Chiang, E. G. Nichols, J. Whitehill. 2025. Potential for Elite Veneer Poplar on Marginal Phytophthora spp.\u2013Infected Christmas Tree Lands.<\/a><\/strong> Plant Disease.<\/em> PDIS-07-24-1558-RE. *Selected as the Editor\u2019s Pick for the October 2025 issue of Plant Disease<\/em>*<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baldwin, W., Chiang, A., G. Wyatt, K. Nau, G. Chastagner, C. Landgren, J. Kowalski, C. Sims, P. Zerbe, & J. G. A. Whitehill. 2025. Distinct terpene metabolite blends serve as core drivers of consumer aroma preferences in for Christmas tree species.<\/a><\/strong> Scientific Reports.<\/em> 15, 18500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manz, D., Oten, K., Sorenson, C., Whitehill, J.G.A., and Jetton, R. 2025. Evaluating the Post-Harvest Survival and Emergence of Elongate Hemlock Scale from Fraser Fir Christmas Trees.<\/a><\/strong> Journal of Economic Entomology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manz, D., Oten, K., Sorenson, C., Whitehill, J.G.A., and Jetton, R. 2025. Phenology of the Elongate Hemlock Scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) on Fraser Fir Christmas Trees in Western North Carolina.<\/strong> Journal of Economic Entomology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. M. Marques, D. B. Sulis, B. Suarez, C. Yang, C. Cofre-Vega, R. D. Thomas, J. G. A. Whitehill, R. W. Whetten, R. Barrangou, J. P. Wang. 2025. A Protoplast System for CRISPR-Cas Ribonucleoprotein Delivery in Pinus taeda<\/em> and Abies fraseri<\/em>.<\/a><\/strong> Plants.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kohlway, W., Cothron C. P., Ghezehei G., E. Nichols, & Whitehill J. G. A. 2025. Suitability of veneer poplar hybrids on Phytophthora infested sites in western NC.<\/a><\/strong> Plant Disease.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Blumenfeld, S., S. Ghezehei, J. G. A. Whitehill, E. Nichols. 2024. Financial Analysis Tool (CT-FT) for Western North Carolina Christmas Tree Growers.<\/strong> The Journal of Extension.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Johnson, T. & J. G. A. Whitehill. 2023. A phoenix glimmers within the ashes \u2013 cross-resistance suggests hope for genus Fraxinus.<\/a><\/strong> New Phytologist.<\/em> 240: 1219 – 1232.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kohlway, W., S.P. Rajarapu, L. Rivera-Vega, & J. G. A. Whitehill. 2023. \u201cBlue Spruce (Picea pungens)\u201d<\/strong> Guidebook for Selecting Tree and Shrub Species for Agroforestry in the U.S.<\/em> Edited by Anne Marsh. USFS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whitehill J. G. A., M. M. S. Yuen, A. Chiang, C. Ritland, and J. Bohlmann. 2023. Transcriptome features of stone cell development in weevil-resistant and susceptible Sitka spruce.<\/a><\/strong> New Phytologist. <\/em>Featured Journal Cover Article in an upcoming edition of New Phytologist. 239: 2138 – 2152.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gagalova K. K., Warren R. L., Coombe L., Wong J., Ming Nip K., Yuen M. M. S., J. G. A. Whitehill, Celedon J. M., Ritland C., Taylor G. A., Cheng D., Plettner P., Hammond S. A., Zhao Y., Moore R. A., Mungall A. J., Boyle B., Laroche J., Cottrell J., Mackay J. J., Lamothe M., Isabel N., Pavy N., Jones S. J. M., Bohlmann J., Bousquet J., & Birol I. 2021.
Spruce giga-genomes: physically similar yet rapidly evolving apart.<\/strong>
<\/a>The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology<\/em><\/em>, 111(5), 1469\u20131485.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whitehill J. G. A., J. Bohlmann, & P. Krokene.
\u201cChapter 9 \u2013 Forest Insect-Plant Interactions.\u201d<\/strong>
Forest Entomology and Pathology<\/em> \u2013 Volume 1.<\/strong>
Edited by J. Allison, T. D. Paine, M. J. Wingfield, B. Slippers. Springer-Nature. Accepted. In press.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Whitehill J. G. A., M.M.S. Yuen, & J. Bohlmann. 2021.
Constitutive and Insect-Induced Transcriptomes of Weevil-Resistant and Susceptible Sitka Spruce.<\/strong>
<\/a>Featured Journal Cover Article June 2021
Plant-Environment Interactions<\/em>. 2:137-147.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Celedon J. M., J. G. A. Whitehill, L. L. Madilao, and J. Bohlmann. 2020.
Gymnosperm glandular trichomes: expanded dimensions of the conifer terpenoid defense system.<\/strong>
<\/a>Scientific Reports<\/em>. 10:12464.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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