UK researchers explore new way to protect trees from invasive diseases
August 18, 2026
August 18, 2026
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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UK researchers explore new way to protect trees from invasive diseases
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A fungus that causes laurel wilt can kill a sassafras tree in just a few weeks, and it's a disease threatening sassafras in Kentucky and other members of the laurel family across the nation. Researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food an . . .
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UK researchers explore new way to protect trees from invasive diseases
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A fungus that causes laurel wilt can kill a sassafras tree in just a few weeks, and it's a disease threatening sassafras in Kentucky and other members of the laurel family across the nation. Researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food an . . .