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Fred E Gouker (PhD)
Floral and Nursery Plants Research
Research Geneticist (Plants)

Phone: (301) 504-5657
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Room 128

10300 BALTIMORE AVE
BLDG 010A BARC-WEST
BELTSVILLE, MD 207052350

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Projects
Genetic Improvement of Woody Ornamental Plants for Resilient and Sustainable Landscapes
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 445024
Improving Boxwood Blight Mitigation Through Innovation, Economic Analysis and Education
Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement (R)
  Accession Number: 439097

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Boxwood phyllosphere fungal and bacterial communities and their differential responses to film-forming anti-desiccants Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, X., Omolehin, O., Hemmings, G., Tseng, H., Taylor, A., Taylor, C., Daughtrey, M., Luster, D.G., Gouker, F.E., Hong, C. 2023. Boxwood phyllosphere fungal and bacterial communities and their differential responses to film-forming anti-desiccants. BMC Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-02956-0.
Optimizing efficient PCR-amplifiable DNA extraction from herbarium specimens Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gouker, F.E., Guo, Y.H., Svoboda, H.T., Pooler, M.R. 2023. Optimizing efficient PCR-amplifiable DNA extraction from herbarium specimens. Applications in Plant Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11521.
Boxwood Epiphytic and Endophytic bacterial communities and their differential responses to systemic and contact fungicides Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Li, X., Tseng, H.T., Hemmings, G., Omolehin, O., Taylor, C., Taylor, A., Kong, P., Daughtrey, M., Gouker, F.E., Hung, C. 2023. Boxwood Epiphytic and Endophytic bacterial communities and their differential responses to systemic and contact fungicides. Microbiology Spectrum. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04163-22.
Tsuga ‘Traveler’ and ‘Crossroad’ – the first adelgid-resistant interspecific hemlock hybrids Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bentz, S.E., Gouker, F.E., Olsen, R.T., Pooler, M.R. 2023. Tsuga ‘Traveler’ and ‘Crossroad’ – the first adelgid-resistant interspecific hemlock hybrids. HortScience. 58(3):289–290. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI16918-22.
Combating an Invasive Boxwood Pathogen – Calonectria pseudonaviculata – in the United States by Shifting Production to Less Susceptible Cultivars Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Omolehin, O., Keller, J., Gouker, F.E., Daughtrey, M., Luster, D.G., Pscheidt, J., Hong, C. 2022. Combating an Invasive Boxwood Pathogen – Calonectria pseudonaviculata – in the United States by Shifting Production to Less Susceptible Cultivars. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-22-2124-RE.
High-resolution melting analysis enables efficient detection and differentiation of two boxwood blight pathogens by qPCR assays Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gouker, F.E., Guo, Y.H., Pooler, M.R. 2022. High-resolution melting analysis enables efficient detection and differentiation of two boxwood blight pathogens by qPCR assays. PhytoFrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-09-21-0066-SC.
cDNA transcriptome of Arabidopsis reveals various defense priming induced by a broad-spectrum biocontrol agent Burkholderia sp. SSG Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kong, P., Li, X., Gouker, F.E., Hong, C. 2022. cDNA transcriptome of Arabidopsis reveals various defense priming induced by a broad-spectrum biocontrol agent Burkholderia sp. SSG. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23063151.
Analyzing the structural shifts in boxwood production due to boxwood blight Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hall, C., Hong, C., Gouker, F.E., Doughtrey, M. 2021. Analyzing the structural shifts in boxwood production due to boxwood blight. Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 39(3):91-99. https://doi.org/10.24266/0738-2898-39.3.91.
Integrative genomics reveals paths to sex dimorphism in Salix purpurea L. Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hyden, B., Carlson, C.H., Gouker, F.E., Schmutz, J., Barry, K., Lipzen, A., Sharma, A., Sandor, L., Tuskan, G.A., Feng, G., Olson, M.S., Difazio, S.P., Smart, L.B. 2021. Integrative genomics reveals paths to sex dimorphism in Salix purpurea L. . Horticulture Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-021-00606-y.
Multiple independent recombinations led to hermaphrodism in domesticated grapevine Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zou, C., Massonnet, M., Minio, A., Patel, S., Llaca, V., Avi, K., Gouker, F.E., Cadle Davidson, L.E., Reisch, B., Fennell, A., Cantu, D., Sun, Q., Londo, J.P. 2021. Multiple independent recombinations led to hermaphrodism in domesticated grapevine. Nature Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023548118.
Sexual dimorphism in the dioecious willow Salix purpurea Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gouker, F.E., Carlson, C.H., Zou, J., Evans, L.M., Crowell, C.R., Smart, C.D., Difzio, S.P., Smart, L.B. 2021. Sexual dimorphism in the dioecious willow Salix purpurea. American Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1704.
Yield and biomass quality of shrub willow hybrids in differing rotation lengths and spacing designs Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gouker, F.E., Fabio, E., Serapiglia, M., Smart, L. 2021. Yield and biomass quality of shrub willow hybrids in differing rotation lengths and spacing designs. Biomass and Bioenergy. 146:105977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.105977.
Using acetone for rapid PCR-amplifiable DNA extraction from recalcitrant woody plant taxa Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gouker, F.E., Guo, Y., Pooler, M.R. 2020. Using acetone for rapid PCR-amplifiable DNA extraction from recalcitrant woody plant taxa. Applications in Plant Sciences. 8(12):e114-3. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11403.
Discovery of geographically robust hybrid poplar clones Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nelson, N.D., Berguson, W.E., Mcmahon, B.G., Meilan, R., Smart, L.B., Gouker, F.E., Bloese, P., Miller, R., Volk, T.A., Cai, M., Buchman, D. 2019. Discovery of geographically robust hybrid poplar clones. SILVAE GENETICA. 68:101-110. https://doi.org/https:10.2478/sg-2019-0018.