Genetic Behavior Reveals Cause of Death in Poplars Essential to Ecosystems, Industry (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Genetic Behavior Reveals Cause of Death in Poplars Essential to Ecosystems, Industry (1 of 2)

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Black cottonwood poplar trees are vulnerable to a pathogen known as Septoria that causes cankers, or wounds, to grow on the stem and branches. Scientists have discovered the genetic behavior responsible for the tree's inability to resist the pervasive and deadly disease.

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Jay Chen/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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