Using Microbes to Protect our Native Trees webinar

When:
June 16, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
2020-06-16T14:00:00-04:00
2020-06-16T15:00:00-04:00
Where:
online
Cost:
Free
Contact:
The TREE Fund

The TREE Fund will hold an one-hour Fighting Microbes with Microbes to Protect Our Native Trees webinar on June 16th from 2 – 3 p.m. (EDT)

Ash dieback is a fungal disease sweeping through Europe, causing up to 95% loss of ash; one of the most common tree species.

In this seminar, Dr. Rachael Antwis of the University of Salford will provide an overview of the disease, and how researchers are attempting to limit the loss of this important tree species. She will also discuss her recent research, funded by the TREE Fund’s Jack Kimmel International Grant, looking at how natural microbial communities in ash leaves may be important for regulating disease progression within the host.

To take part in this webinar, go to www.treefund.org/webinars