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Ash tree genome aids fight against disease
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/items/se/190672.html[font face=Serif][font size=5]Ash tree genome aids fight against disease[/font]
[font size=4]Researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have successfully decoded the genetic sequence of the ash tree, to help the fight against the fungal disease, ash dieback.[/font]
Monday 26 December 2016
[font size=3]Tens of millions of ash trees across Europe are dying from the Hymenoscyphus fraxinea fungus - the most visible signs that a tree is infected with ash dieback fungus are cankers on the bark and dying leaves.
Project leader Dr Richard Buggs from QMUL’s School of Biological and Chemical Sciences said: “This ash tree genome sequence lays the foundations for accelerated breeding of ash trees with resistance to ash dieback.”
A small percentage of ash trees in Denmark show some resistance to the fungus and the reference genome is the first step towards identifying the genes that confer this resistance.
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The reference genome from QMUL was used by scientists at University of York who discovered genes that are associated with greater resistance to ash dieback. They have used these to predict the occurrence of more resistant trees in parts of the UK not yet affected by the disease, which is spreading rapidly.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature20786
[font size=4]Researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have successfully decoded the genetic sequence of the ash tree, to help the fight against the fungal disease, ash dieback.[/font]
Monday 26 December 2016
[font size=3]Tens of millions of ash trees across Europe are dying from the Hymenoscyphus fraxinea fungus - the most visible signs that a tree is infected with ash dieback fungus are cankers on the bark and dying leaves.
Project leader Dr Richard Buggs from QMUL’s School of Biological and Chemical Sciences said: “This ash tree genome sequence lays the foundations for accelerated breeding of ash trees with resistance to ash dieback.”
A small percentage of ash trees in Denmark show some resistance to the fungus and the reference genome is the first step towards identifying the genes that confer this resistance.
…
The reference genome from QMUL was used by scientists at University of York who discovered genes that are associated with greater resistance to ash dieback. They have used these to predict the occurrence of more resistant trees in parts of the UK not yet affected by the disease, which is spreading rapidly.
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