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The trees in question are mountain ash, the tallest flowering trees in the world. They are not quite the tallest trees of any kind: that record belongs to the coast redwoods of the western US. But that might be because things have been skewed against
A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in a woodland on the Derbyshire border, near Swadlincote.
Derbyshire is the 16th county in England where Chalara has been discovered in the wider environment (f
The fungus which causes Chalara dieback of ash trees has the potential to defend itself against virus attacks, research by British scientists has shown.
Plant pathologists Dr Joan Webber, from Forest Research, the research agency of the Forestry Comm
An insect that has killed more than 99% of North American ash trees it has infested could be heading to the UK, according to scientists.
The emerald ash borer is a beetle that is native to Asia and eastern Russia, but entered into North America aroun
A case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in woodland in Somerset, near Minehead.
Somerset is the 15th county in England where Chalara has been discovered in the wider environment (forests and woodland); the ot
A new project to help scientists identify species of ash tree that are resistant to Chalara fraxinea or 'dieback' has been launched by the University of East Anglia.
Members of the public are being called on to monitor the long-term health of ash tre
A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in woodland in Dorset, near Dorchester.
Dorset is the 13th county in England where Chalara has been discovered and means the disease has now been confirmed in 5
A Facebook game has been created that enables puzzle fans to help tackle a disease threatening the UK’s ash trees.
The Fraxinus app, asks players to match sequences of coloured leaves, which represent strings of genetic information.
It is hoped that
A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in a woodland in Devon.
This brings to 11 the number of counties in England where Chalara has been discovered in the wider environment (forests and woodland); t
It's no secret that plants play an essential role in the health and well-being of our planet. But a new study suggests that as the trees around us become fewer, it may actually come at the expense of human lives.
Over the past decade, an estimated 10
Both the Woodland Trust and The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) have stressed that work must be stepped up to protect UK trees and plants.
The two associations have published replies to the report from the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Exp
More needs to be done to protect the UK's trees and plants from invasive pests and diseases, a government backed report has said.
The report from the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce, calls for tighter biosecurity at UK borders as
The UK Plant Sciences Federation is a special interest group of the Society of Biology that brings together the breadth of UK plant sciences to:
- Increase the understanding of the significance of plant science amongst government, funders, industry an
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