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145 Search Results for Forest Genetics

  • Tools and Resources

    Ramorum disease (Phytophthora ramorum)

     Information, management advice and guidance on ramorum disease of forest trees and plants, and its causal agent, Phytophthora ramorum. Also known as sudden oak death, sudden larch death and larch tree disease
  • Research

    B4EST – adaptive breeding for productive, sustainable and resilient forests under climate change

     B4EST will offer new understanding about how adaptive forest breeding can be used to increase forest survival, health, resilience and productivity under climate change and natural disturbances, while maintaining genetic diversity and key ecological functions.
  • Publications

    UK landscape ecology: trends and perspectives from the first 25 years of ialeUK

     With 2017 marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of the UK chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (ialeUK), current members of its organising committee set out to examine the content of past ialeUK conferences and, with input from past ialeUK contributors, reflect on what observed patterns might mean for shaping future landscape research.
  • Publications

    In planta detection used to define the distribution of the European lineages of Phytophthora ramorum on larch (Larix) in the UK
    Lead Author: K. M. King
    UK distribution of Phytophthora ramorum evolutionary types provided by new testing method. By developing a new molecular-based testing method based on PCR techniques, Forest Research scientists have been able to examine the distribution of the two main lineages of Phytophthora ramorum responsible for the major epidemic on larch (Larix spp.) in the UK. In a paper […]
  • News

    Determination, willpower…and a pinch of luck!

     My name is Pankajini Samal and I work as a research assistant in the pathology department at Forest Research (FR). I joined in August 2023 from India, so I’m still very new to FR. My job focuses on the use of molecular biology techniques for managing tree disease. I currently work with Pedro Romon-Ochoa (Scientist – […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Nursery Survey

     Nursery survey
  • Service

    Programme 7 Tree health and biosecurity

     Summary of Programme The importance of pests and diseases associated with forest and woodlands in the UK has never been greater, with highly damaging outbreaks, evidence of greater spread and impact, new organisms being introduced through trade pathways, and established pest threats exacerbated by changes in climate and host availability. This programme responds to these challenges, builds […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Habitat fragmentation – Practical considerations

     Issues and practical considerations of habitat fragmentation caused by the provision of urban greenspace
  • Tools and Resources

    Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus)

     Present in United Kingdom Reportable – see ’Report a sighting’ below Scientific name of causal agent – Hymenoscyphus fraxineus Ash dieback is a highly destructive disease of ash trees (Fraxinus species), especially the United Kingdom’s native ash species, common ash (Fraxinus excelsior). It is caused by a fungus named Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (H. fraxineus), which is of eastern Asian […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Phytophthora austrocedri disease of juniper and cypress

     Overview of plant pathogen Phytophthora austrocedri – symptoms and diagnosis of juniper infection.
  • Tools and Resources

    Pine-tree lappet moth (Dendrolimus pini)

     Present in United Kingdom Notifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ below Scientific name – Dendrolimus pini (D. pini) The larvae, or caterpillars, of pine-tree lappet moth are a serious pest of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests in some parts of continental Europe, periodically causing large-scale damage to them. They can also attack other coniferous tree species – see […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Phytophthora lateralis

     Overview of Phytophthora lateralis infection in Lawson cypress