Managing ash dieback – researching tolerant genotypes

In this video, Dr Dheeraj Rathore, tree improvement researcher with Teagasc discusses the Teagasc tree improvement programme to breed tree genotypes that are resilient to the ash dieback disease, productive and adapted for a changing climate.
This video is part of a series produced by the Forestry Development Department of Teagasc. The purpose of this series is to provide objective advice to forest owners whose ash plantations have been affected by ash dieback and the important factors that need to be considered when removing the infected ash trees and replaced with alternative tree species.
This series also provides an overview of the important research work that is being carried out by Teagasc investigating solutions to the ash dieback fungal disease.
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