The potential for field studies and genomic technologies to enhance resistance and resilience of British tree populations to pests and pathogens

Forestry

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 27-40

  Boshier, David ^a   Buggs, Richard J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIEBACK; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FIELD SURVEY; FRUIT; GENOMICS; ORCHARD; PROVENANCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; HYMENOSCYPHUS;

EID: 84922477669     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpu046     Document Type: Review

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