Hot-water treatment as a possible method for eradicating Chalara fraxinea (Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus) infection from ash fruits (Fraxinus excelsior L)
Treating ash seeds with hot water may kill Chalara infection
Immersing ash seeds in 44 °C water for 5 hours may eradicate Chalara infection in ash seeds without significantly reducing the viability of the seeds. Forest Research scientists have published the results of this trial in Quarterly Journal of Forestry. Batches of ash fruits were subjected to […]
Service overview
Our laboratory offers a high quality water analysis service for the private sector and research organisations. We carry our regular water analysis for research projects and have acquired the latest state-of-the-art dual view spectrophotometer giving extremely low limits of detection and greater accuracy at trace levels which is suitable to assess drinking water quality […]
The Forest Design Plan for Whinlatter is currently under review and a new aspirations map has been produced. This includes measures such as habitat creation and proposed extensions to the mountain bike trail network. In addition to these proposals, measures to reduce the community flood risk have been considered; such as soft engineering features (leaky […]
Forest Research was commissioned by Forestry England to carry out a desk-based GIS exercise to determine the potential opportunities of implementing NFM measures in 4 forest areas in the Derwent Catchment. The study focused on the Parkwood Isel, Howgill and Messengermire, Setmurthy and Matterdale forest areas.
A desk-based GIS exercise was carried out by Forest Research […]
Chemical analysis of plant, water and soil samples, testing of plant stock quality and tree assessment products.
Chemical Analysis and Laboratory
Chemical Analysis Laboratory providing a wide range of inorganic analyses for plant, soil and water samples described below.
Foliar Analysis
Chemical analysis of foliage of common forest species.
Plant Analysis
Chemical analysis of plant, wood, root tissue and even animal […]
The ability of trees, woodlands and forests to reduce downstream flooding is increasingly recognised and valued by society, driving a demand for assessments of this important ecosystem service. This study updates a previous evaluation (Broadmeadow et al., 2018) with improved estimates for the volume of flood water potentially removed by woodland or retained by its […]
Some of what we have worked on this year
A major work area at Forest Research this year has been the development of tools, guidance and research into the effects and mitigation of climate change. In 2022, we published the results of our pioneering Storm Damage Assessment, which establishes the scale and scope of damage in […]
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