Sentence examples for resistant to ash from inspiring English sources

Some which are resistant to ash dieback come from China.

Potentially it could be quicker to develop GM trees resistant to ash dieback.

However, the research also indicates that trees that are resistant to ash dieback may be more susceptible to another deadly threat – the emerald ash borer.

The aim of the AshTag project is to use "citizen science" to pinpoint trees that are resistant to ash dieback disease.

Ultimately this will help us to breed trees that are resistant to ash dieback (or other diseases), to identify treatments, and to plan for better management of our woodlands and tree stocks.

Therefore, by comparing the DNA sequences from different samples with a reference genome for that species, we should be able to identify the genetic variations that make some strains of C. fraxinea so deadly and/or the variations that make some trees resistant to ash dieback.

Several strains of Ash tree are being planted at 20 different sites across East Anglia in a bid to find varieties resistant to the Ash Dieback fungus.

In a common garden experiment, Manchurian ash was found to be much more resistant to A. planipennis than were NA green and white ash, perhaps by virtue of the co-evolutionary history shared by A. planipennis and Manchurian ash [10].

These studies will provide critical insights to develop NA ash species that are resistant to A. planipennis through breeding programs and/or the application of transgenic technology.

While NA ash species including black (F. nigra), green (F. pennsylvannica) and white (F. americana) are highly susceptible, the Asian species Manchurian ash (F. mandshurica) is resistant to A. planipennis perhaps due to their co-evolutionary history.

The trust is working with Defra and the Forestry Commission to try to identify native ash trees that are resistant to dieback.