Richard B. Hall

515-294-1453
rbhall@iastate.edu

B.S., Forest Management, Iowa State University, 1969
Ph.D., Plant Breeding/Plant Genetics (Forestry), University of Wisconsin Madison, 1974
He has been a member of the ISU Forestry Faculty since 1974

Teaching

NREM 120, Introduction to Renewable Resources.
For 302, Silviculture.
For 501, Genecology.
For 504, Advanced Forest Ecology and Silviculture.

Research

Dr. Hall's research focuses on genetic selection and short-rotation silviculture. He is currently involved in selection of genetically improved cottonwoods, aspens, and other tree species for use in the biofuels and new products industries.

Dr. Hall is also a member of the Interdepartmental Genetics Major faculty and part of the interdepartmental program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB). He has been a member of the Forestry faculty at Iowa State since 1974.

Publications

Zalesny, R.S. Jr., E.O. Bauer, R.B. Hall, J.A. Zalesny, J. Kunzman, C.J. Rog, and D.E. Riemenschneider. 2005. Clonal variation in survival and growth of hybrid poplar and willow in an in situ trial on soils heavily contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. International Journal of Phytoremediation 7:177-197.

R.S., Jr., R.B. Hall, E.O. Bauer, and. D.E. Riemenschneider 2005. Soil temperature and precipitation affect the rooting ability of dormant hardwood cuttings of Populus. Silvae Genetica 52:47-58.

Zalesny, R.S., Jr., R.B. Hall, and. D.E. Riemenschneider . 2005. Early rooting of dormant hardwood cuttings of "Populus": analysis of quantitative genetics and genotype x environment interactions . Can. J. For. Res. 35:918-929.

Bae, H.H., H.D. Kang and R.B. Hall. 2004. Competition responses of Populus alba clone ‘Bolleana’ to red:far-red light. Korean J. Plant Res. 7(1):78-87.

Kosola, K.R., D.I. Dickmann, R.B. Hall, and B.A.A. Workmaster . 2004. Cottonwood growth rate and fine root condensed tannin concentration. Tree Physiology 24:1063-1068.

Coyle, D. R., J. D. McMillin, R. B. Hall and E. R. Hart. 2002. Deployment of tree resistance to insects in short-rotation Populus plantations. pg 189-215 In: (Wagner, M.R., K.M. Clancy, F. Lieutier, and T.D. Paine, eds.) Mechanisms and Deployment of Resistance in Trees to Insects. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston/London.

Coyle, D. R., J. D. McMillin, R. B. Hall and E. R. Hart. 2002. Cottonwood leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) defoliation impact on Populus growth and above-ground volume in a short rotation woody crop plantation. Agriculture and Forest Entomology 4:293-300.

Riemenschneider, D.E., W.E. Berguson, D.I. Dickmann, R.B. Hall, J.G. Isebrands, C.A. Mohn, G.R. Stanosz, and G.A. Tuskan. 2001. Poplar breeding and testing strategies in the north-central U.S.: Demonstration of potential yield and consideration of future research needs. The Forestry Chronicle 77:245-253.

Coyle, D. R., J. D. McMillin, R. B. Hall & E. R. Hart 2001. Cottonwood leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval performance on eight Populus clones. Environ. Entomol. 30:748-756.

Hall, R.B., E.R. Hart and I. Peszlen. 2001. Modifying Populus environmental responses: Impacts on wood quantity and quality. Pg 229-238 In: (N. Morohoshi and A. Komamine, eds.) Molecular Breeding of Woody Plants. Elsevier Science B. V.

Tabor, G.M., T.L. Kubisiak, N.B. Klopfenstein, R.B. Hall, and H.S. McNabb, Jr. 2000. Bulked segregant analysis identifies molecular markers linked to Melampsora medusae resistance in Populus deltoides. Phytopathology 90:1039-1042.

Negreros-Castillo, P. and R.B. Hall. 2000. Sprouting capability of 17 tropical tree species after overstory removal in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Forest Ecology and Management 126:399-403.

Hall, R.B. 1999. Forest genetics (cloning). pp 175-178 In: McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2000. McGraw-Hill, New York

Kang, H., S.G. Kang, H. Bae, K.S. Park and R. B. Hall. 1997. Transient expression of b-glucuronidase (GUS) gene in immature ovules and calli derived from cottonwood species (Populus deltoides) by microprojectile bombardment. J. Kor. For. Soc. 86:261-270.

Kang, H., R. B. Hall, S. A. Heuchelin, H. S. McNabb, Jr., C. W. Mize, and E. R. Hart. 1997. Transgenic Populus: in vitro screening for resistance to cottonwood leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Can. J. For. Res. 27:943-944.

Klopfenstein, N. B., K. K. Allen, F. J. Avila, S. A. Heuchelin, J. Martinez, R. C. Carman, R. B. Hall, E. R. Hart, H. S. McNabb, Jr. 1997. Proteinase inhibitor II gene in transgenic poplar: chemical and biological assays. Biomass and Bioenergy 12:299-311.

Son, S.H., Y.G. Park, Y.W. Chun, and R.B. Hall. 1997. Germplasm preservation of Populus through in vitro culture systems. pp. 44-49. In: Micropropagation, Genetic Engineering, and Molecular Biology of Populus. N. B. Klopfenstein, Y. W. Chun, M.-S. Kim, and M. R. Ahuja, editors. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-297. U.S.D.A. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fort Collins, CO, USA. 310 p