Susceptibility of British Trees to Pests and Disease
(online)

Centre for Forest Protection

We will be presenting research into the predisposition of trees to disease, looking at several case studies, hearing about the risks from Xylella fastidiosa, and hearing from three of our interns about their research projects in tree health. There will be opportunities to ask questions.

10:00 Dr Louise Gathercole (CFP Coordinator) Welcome and Introductions

10:05 Dr Nathan Brown - Predisposition of Trees to Pests and Diseases

10:40 Jiaqi Wei - Assessing the potential impact of a bacterial pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa, on British trees

11:05 Break

11:20 Intern talks:

Comparing methods in detecting X. fastidiosa (Katy Cheung)

Exploring the genome of an ash tree that is less susceptible to ash dieback (Apoorva Perepogu)

A UK-wide survey of plant-parasitic nematodes (Josh Sains)