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Research suggests new generation of young ash trees showing greater resistance to ash dieback fungus than adult trees.
Ash trees are evolving resistance to a fungus which has decimated the species in recent years, a new study shows.
Ash trees are fighting back against a disease that has ravaged the British countryside, new scientific evidence shows. When ...
An ash sapling in Marden Park wood where the study took place (Paul Figg/RBG Kew/PA) British woodlands appear to be evolving resistance to the invasive fungus causing the devastating tree disease ...
Research suggests new generation of young ash trees showing greater resistance to ash dieback fungus than adult trees.
British woodlands appear to be evolving resistance to the invasive fungus causing the devastating tree disease ash dieback, scientists have said. Researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and ...
DNA sequencing shows young trees are more likely to have gene variants that confer partial resistance to a fungus that has been wiping out ash trees across Europe ...
As China's first UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site listed in 1987, Taishan Mountain is home to 18,195 ancient ...
The findings from the study focused on Marden Park wood in Surrey, a semi-natural ancient woodland dominated by ash, which is a species that produces a large number of seedlings from each adult.
Ash trees are firmly rooted in Britain’s history – and they are making a remarkable comeback.