Action needed to prevent more devastating tree diseases entering the UK, experts urge
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 20:30
in Biology & Nature
The UK Government has recently imposed a ban on importing foreign ash trees in order to prevent the spread of fungal disease Chalara, which kills the trees and has entered the country via imports from Europe. Researchers argue that the nursery trade, horticultural stakeholders and the plant buying public need to be more aware of the risks to tree health posed by imported plant pathogens.