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[Archive] Mycorrhizal associations and calluna heathland afforestation

Lead Author: W.R.C. Handley

Ever since its establishment in 1919, the Forestry Commission has taken an active interest in the afforestation of heathlands dominated by the common heather, Calluna vulgaris. These heaths hold a large reserve of plantable land, but are difficult areas for the good growth of most timber trees. Much research work has therefore been carried out […]

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[Archive] The status and development of elm disease in Britain

Lead Author: T.R. Peace

The discovery of the disease in Britain in 1927, and its persistence here until 1959, have provided certain unique opportunities for its study. The results of this study, with certain necessary references to European and American work, are presented here.

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[Archive] Voles and field mice (FC Leaflet 44 – 1958)

This Leaflet provides information on three species: the short tailed vole, the bank vole and the long tailed field mouse.

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[Archive] Keithia disease of thuja plicata (FC Leaflet 43 – 1958)

This is the original leaflet first printed in 1958 which describes the history of the fungus and disease symptoms but does not show the revised data in reprint from 1963.

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[Archive] The pine shoot moth (FC Leaflet 40 – 1956)

This leaflet on the pine shoot moth describes the main features of the life cycles and forest importance of these four species, the pine shoot moth, the pine bud moth, the resin-gall moth and the pine leaf-mining moth

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[Archive] Adelges insects of silver firs

Lead Author: Issac William Varty

Insects of the genus Adelges have long been recognised as economically important pests of the valuable timber-producing silver fir trees that comprise the genus Abies. In fact the planting of the common European silver fir, Abies alba, has had to be greatly restricted in Britain because of the depredations of these insects. This Bulletin gives […]

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[Archive] Rusts of British forest trees

Lead Author: J.S. Murray

The rust fungi or Uredinales are an important group of plant parasites, causing great losses to agricultural and forest crops each year. The life cycle of a typical rust is complex, as live types of spores are produced on two different and unrelated hosts, certain of the spore types being always borne on one host […]

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