A Queen Mary scientist will embark on a new project to decode the ash tree's entire genetic sequence in the hope of stopping Britain's trees from being completely devastated by the Chalara ash
dieback fungal disease.
A young ash tree dying from ash
dieback fungal disease.
Not exact matches
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have successfully decoded the genetic sequence of the ash tree, to help the fight against the
fungal disease, ash
dieback.
The Quarry is a particularly hazardous spot for female mission blues to lay their eggs due to a
fungal pathogen that has devastated the lupines and caused the
dieback of leaves and flower stalks.
Håkansson's work has been developed in partnership with the Kent Downs AoNB and the Woodland Trust, who helped to source an ash tree suffering from the
fungal infection Hymenoskyphus Fraxineus, also known as ash
dieback.