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My primary research interest is in understanding the genetic control of complex traits that define adaptation and response to environmental stresses in conifers, as well as traits of practical value, such as wood quality, growth, and disease resistance. Conifers have significant economic and environmental importance, and a remarkable evolution. I use cDNA libraries, genomic and EST nucleotide sequences to discover alleles in genes controlling important adaptation and mitigation traits that enable future tree breeding strategies. I collaborate on the Douglas-fir Genome Project (DFGP) and the Loblolly Pine Genome Project (LPGP) to find candidate genes for adaptive traits and to use association mapping for identification of the specific loci and alleles that are responsible for phenotypic differences in adaptive traits. I use high-throughput sequencing and genotyping and population genomic approaches to analyze structure of natural and breeding populations of Douglas-fir and loblolly pine and actively participate in the Coordinated Agriculture Project (CAP) "Integrating research, education and extension for enhancing southern pine climate change mitigation and adaptation" (PINEMAP) recently funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture ( NIFA).
Koralewski, T.E., and K. V. Krutovsky, 2011 Evolution of exon-intronstructure and alternative splicing. PLoS One 6(3): e18055.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018055.
Ritland, K., K. Krutovsky, Y. Tsumura, B. Pelgas, N. Isabel and J. Bousquet, 2011 Genetic mapping in conifers, pp. 196-238, Ch. 5 in Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Conifers, edited by C. Plomion, J. Bousquet and C. Kole. CRC Press, Science Publishers, Inc., Enfield, New Hampshire.
González-Martínez, S.C., S. Dillon, P.H. Garnier-Géré, K.V. Krutovsky, R. Alía, C. Burgarella, A.J. Eckert, M.R. Garcia, D. Grivet, M. Heuertz, J.P. Jaramillo-Correa, M. Lascoux, D.B. Neale, O. Savolainen, Y. Tsumura and G.G. Vendramin, 2011 Patterns of nucleotide diversity and association mapping, pp. 239-275, Ch. 6 in Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Conifers, edited by C. Plomion, J. Bousquet and C. Kole. CRC Press, Science Publishers, Inc., Enfield, New Hampshire.
Tarakanov, V.V., K.V. Krutovsky, J. Turok, 2010 Problems of Forest Genetic Resources Conservation in Siberia considering global climate change and increasing antropogenic effects. Contemporary Problems of Ecology 3(6): 707-714.
Krutovsky, K.V., J.B. St.Clair, R. Saich, V.D. Hipkins and D.B. Neale, 2009 Estimation of population structure in coastal Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. menziesii] using allozyme and microsatellite markers. Tree Genetics and Genomes 5(4): 641-658.
Eckert, A.J., A.D. Bower, J.L. Wegrzyn, B. Pande, K.D. Jermstad, K.V. Krutovsky, J.B. St. Clair and D.B. Neale, 2009 Association genetics of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii, Pinaceae). I. Cold-hardiness related traits. Genetics 182: 1289-1302.
Eckert, A.J., J.L. Wegrzyn, B. Pande, K.D. Jermstad, J.M. Lee, J.D. Liechty, B.R. Tearse, K.V. Krutovsky and D.B. Neale, 2009 Multilocus patterns of nucleotide diversity and divergence reveal positive selection at candidate genes related to cold-hardiness in coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii). Genetics 183: 289-298.
Carlson, J. E., A. Traore, H. A. Agrama and K. V. Krutovsky, 2007 Douglas-fir, pp. 199-210, Ch. 7 in Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants, Forest Trees Vol. 7, edited by C. Kole. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokyo.
Krutovsky, K. V., C. G. Elsik, M. Matvienko, A. Kozik and D. B. Neale, 2006 Conserved Ortholog Sets in forest trees. Tree Genetics and Genomes 3(1): 61-70.
Jermstad, K. D., L. A. Sheppard, B. B. Kinloch, A. Delfino-Mix, E. S. Ersoz, K. V. Krutovsky and D. B. Neale, 2006 Isolation of a conserved full-length CC-NBS-LRR resistance gene candidate from sugar pine. Tree Genetics and Genomes 2(2): 76-85.
González-Martínez, S. C., K. V. Krutovsky and D. B. Neale, 2006 Forest tree population genomics and adaptive evolution. New Phytologist 170(2): 227-238.
Krutovsky, K. V., and D. B. Neale, 2005 Nucleotide diversity and linkage disequilibrium in cold-hardiness and wood quality-related candidate genes in Douglas-fir. Genetics 171(4): 2029-2041.
Wheeler, N. C., K. D. Jermstad, K. V. Krutovsky, S. N. Aitken, G. T. Howe, J. Krakowski and D. B. Neale, 2005 Mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling adaptive traits in coastal Douglas-Fir. IV. Cold-hardiness QTL verification and candidate gene mapping. Molecular Breeding 15: 145-156.
Krutovsky, K. V., and D. B. Neale, 2005 Forest genomics and new molecular genetic approaches to measuring and conserving adaptive genetic diversity in forest trees, pp. 369-390 in Conservation and Management of Forest Genetic Resources in Europe, edited by Th. Geburek and J. Turok. Arbora Publishers, Zvolen.
Krutovsky, K. V., M. Troggio, G. R. Brown, K. D. Jermstad and D. B. Neale, 2004 Comparative mapping in the Pinaceae. Genetics 168(1): 447-461.
Neale, D. B., and K. V. Krutovsky, 2004 Comparative Genetic Mapping in Trees: The Group of Conifers, pp. 267-277 in Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry: Molecular Marker Systems, edited by H. Lörz and G. Wenzel. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Schnabel, A., and K. V. Krutovskii, 2004 Conservation genetics and evolutionary history of Gleditsia caspica: inferences from allozyme diversity in populations from Azerbaijan. Conservation Genetics 5(2): 195-204.
Slavov, G. T., G. T. Howe, I. Yakovlev, K. J. Edwards, K. V. Krutovskii, G. A. Tuskan, J. E. Carlson, S. H. Strauss and W. T. Adams, 2004 Highly variable SSR markers in Douglas-fir: Mendelian inheritance and map locations. Theor. Appl. Genet. 108: 873-880.
Ledig, F. T., P. D. Hodgskiss, K. V. Krutovskii, D. B. Neale and T. Eguiluz-Piedra, 2004 Relationships among the spruces (Picea, Pinaceae) of Southwestern North America. Systematic Botany 29(2): 275-295.
Krutovskii, K. V. and D. B. Neale, 2001 Forest Genomics for Conserving Adaptive Genetic Diversity. Forest Genetic Resources Working Papers, Working Paper FGR/3. Forest Resources Development Service, Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome (Download).
Krutovskii, K. V., and D. B. Neale, 2001 Forest genomics for conserving adaptive genetic diversity. Forest Genetic Resources 29: 7-9.
Politov, D. V., and K. V. Krutovsky, 2004 Phylogenetics, genogeography and hybridization of five-needle pines in Russia and neighboring countries, pp. 85-97 in Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance, July 24-25 2001, Medford, OR, USA, IUFRO Working Party 2.02.15, edited by R. Sniezko, S. Samman, S. Schlarbaum and H. Kriebel. Proceedings RMRS-P-32. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (Download).
Bruederle, L. P., D. L. Rogers, K. V. Krutovskii and D. V. Politov 2001. Population Genetics and Evolutionary Implications, pp. 137-153 in Whitebark pine communities: ecology and restoration, edited by D. F. Tomback, S. F. Arno, and R. E. Keane. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
Krutovsky, K.V., 2010 What can we learn about evolutionary responses to environmental change from ecological population genomics? The keynote speaker at the conference "Forest Ecosystem Genomics and Adaptation", June 9-11, 2010, Spain, Madrid (http://www.ecosystemgenomics2010.fgua.es//invi/invi.cfm). A joint event co-organized by the research partners in the Network of Excellence EVOLTREE (www.evoltree.eu), funded by the EC 6th Framework Programme for Research.
Gonzalez-Martinez, S. C., K. V. Krutovskii, G. Brown, E. Ersoz, R. Kuntz, G. Gill, K. Jermstad and D. Neale, 2003 Nucleotide diversity in conifers. Evolution 2003, Joint Meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists, June 20-24, 2003, California State University, Chico, CA.
Gonzalez-Martinez, S. C., K. V. Krutovskii, G. Brown, E. Ersoz, R. Kuntz, G. Gill, K. Jermstad and D. Neale, 2003 Diversidad genetica basada en secuencias de genes candidatos en coniferas. Centro de Investigacion Forestal (CIFOR), INIA, Madrid, Spain.
Krutovskii, K. V., M. Troggio, G. R. Brown, K. D. Jermstad, S. C. Gonzalez-Martinez and D. B. Neale, 2002 EST markers and comparative mapping. Invited presentation at the Forest Tree Genome Mapping Workshop. In Plant & Animal Genome X. The International Conference on the Status of Plant Genome Research, Final Program and Abstracts Guide, p. 38 (W119), January 12-16, 2002, San Diego, CA (Download).
Krutovskii, K. V., M. Troggio, G. R. Brown, K. D. Jermstad, S. C. Gonzalez-Martinez and D. B. Neale, 2001 Comparative mapping across three conifer genera. The Western Forest Genetics Association (WFGA) Conference, July 30 - August 2, 2001. Davis, California (Download).
Mohamed, R., K. V. Krutovskii and S. H. Strauss, 2001 Development of disease resistance gene analog (RGA) DNA markers in Poplar. IUFRO Working Party on Molecular Biology of Forest Trees, S2.04.06, Tree Biotechnology: The Next Millennium. Skamania Lodge, Oregon, USA, July 22-27, 2001 ( Download).
Krutovskii, K. V., 2001 Forest genomics and new molecular genetic approaches to measuring and conserving adaptive genetic diversity in forest trees. Lecture given at the training workshop organized by the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), Rome and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), in technical collaboration with FAO. The training workshop was held in Gmunden, Austria 30 April to 11 May 2001 ( Download).

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