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INTRODUCTORY �SESSION

July 16 – 18, 2025

2025 PMRC Annual Advisory Committee Meeting &

50th Anniversary Celebration of Research

PMRC at 50: Connecting People, Forests, and Industry—From Past Lessons to Future Directions in the Southeast U.S.

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Dr. Bronson Bullock, PMRC Director

Outcomes from Retired PMRC Research Trials: HerbGen, SP4P, CAPPS, and more!

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Dr. Barry Shiver, PMRC Retired Director

John Rheney, PMRC Retired Research

In a few minutes!

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Guest Insight Series 1: Enhancing The PMRC Vision Through Cross-institutional Expertise

July 16 – 18, 2025

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Dr. Corey Green,

Director, Forest Modeling Research Cooperative (FMRC), Virginia Tech

Dr. Rachel Cook,

Co-Director, Forest Productivity Cooperative (FPC), NC State University

Dr. Songlin Fei,

Director, Institute for Digital Forestry,

Purdue University

Growth & Yield modeling across environments

Silviculture response across regions and rotations

The Application of AI in Plantation Management

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PMRC Research Expertise Driving Research, Innovation, and Vision

July 16 – 18, 2025

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50th Anniversary Celebration of Research

Dr. Stephen Kinane,

PMRC, Assistant Prof. of Silviculture

Dr. Sheng-I Yang,

PMRC, Assistant Prof. of Biometrics

Dr. Dehai Zhao,

PMRC, Senior Research Scientist

Dr. Mingliang Wang,

PMRC, Analyst & Data Management

Dr. Túlio Queiroz,

PMRC, Researcher Coordinator

Understanding site index: Foundations, applications and decision support

A retrospective comparison of carrying capacity between WGCD and CPCD

New insights into pine plantation management from PMRC long-term experimental studies

Western Gulf Culture Density Research Trial – Age 21 results for non-thinned plots

PMRC research trials, field program updates, and new website launch

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Guest Insight Series 2: Enhancing The PMRC Vision Through Cross-institutional Expertise

July 16 – 18, 2025

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50th Anniversary Celebration of Research

Dr. Deepak Mishra,

Director, Small Satellite Res. Lab & Center for Geospatial Research, UGA

Dr. Trevor Walker,

Director, Tree Improvement Program (TIP), NC State University

Dr. Carlos Gonzalez,

Director, Vegetation Management

Research Cooperative (VMRC),

Oregon State University

Dr. Bruno da Silva,

Assistant Professor of Forest Finance, Warnell, University of Georgia

Remote sensing frontiers in forest monitoring

Genetics meets management: Linking genetic improvements to productivity

Trends in Forestry: Perspectives on plantation nutrition, carbon, and climate

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Economic outlook for timberland investments across the southeast US

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Results

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  • Evaluating planted longleaf pine financial competitiveness in the southeastern U.S.

Hyatt Tripp, PMRC M.S. Student

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  • Tree and stand-level response of loblolly pine to a second thinning (MRT) in the southeast

Mimi Pinyan, PMRC M.S. Student

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  • Impact of planting density and management intensity on size-class distribution of loblolly pine in the southeast using PMRC Culture x Density research trials

Segun Adedapo, PMRC Ph.D. Student

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  • Carbon dynamics in southern pines

Olivia Reed, PMRC M.S. Student

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  • Evaluating low planting density model performance with PMRC Culture x Density data

Noah Shephard, PMRC Ph.D. Student

  • GEDI Applications in estimating understory biomass

Tesfa Myrie, PMRC M.S. Student

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  • Understanding phenology variability and its influence on growth,

Deborah Ugaldes, PMRC Ph.D. Student

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  • Mortality modeling: An approach using segmented models for loblolly pine stands,

Dr. Simón Sandoval, Post-Doctoral Scholar

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  • Predicting tree mortality dynamics using logistic regression and survival analysis,

Dinuka Senevirathne, PMRC Ph.D. Student

  • Advanced timberland risk modeling through multivariate methods

Claudio Cabezas, PMRC Ph.D. Candidate

  • Growth model comparisons: FVS vs. commonly used models in southern pine plantations

Samjhana Wagle, PMRC Ph.D. Student

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  • Small area estimation (SAE) in loblolly pine plantations

Prajwol Subedi, PMRC Ph.D. Student

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  • Updates on 12+ years of throughfall exclusion in a loblolly pine plantation

Lainey Paulus, PMRC M.S. Student

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Maadhavan Muthuselvan - Virtual Reality Development Intern – PERSEUS Project

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PMRC �Mission

July 16 – 18, 2025

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“Create value for its members by improving knowledge of southern pine plantation performance under different silvicultural regimes and by developing growth and yield systems and decision support tools that result in improved silviculture, management, and valuation of the plantation resource”

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2025 PMRC Strategic Planning Meeting

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VR Tour

  • PINEMAP

Maadhavan Muthuselvan

- Virtual Reality Development  Intern

– PERSEUS Project

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Group 3

Guidelines to Improve Your

VR Experience

Interact with the Menu:

  1. Raise your hand in front of your face while wearing the headset.
  2. Look for a small white dot that appears—this is your pointer.
  3. Use your finger to select a button such as 'Play' or 'Start'.
  4. Gently tap or hold your finger in place to confirm the selection.

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TEST

1. Control Plot

2. Fert.

3. Rainfall

START

4. Rainfall + Fert

Supplemental Material

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