The research was carried out by an international team from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, the Polish Academy of Sciences, the University of Edinburgh and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute.

• Interspecific variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal (ECMF) control of a root pathogenic uninucleate Rhizoctonia sp. (UnR) was identified in vitro and in planta. • Fungal-fungal and host-fungal ...

The effect of aphid (Cinara pinea Mordv.) infestation on the growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings was tested in a simulated acid rain experiment with four different treatments: dry ...

Eighty-eight-year-old Ann McIntyre planted 100 Scots Pine tree seedlings on her family farm in 1951. A decade later, she began selling Christmas trees.Now, her Pennsylvania farm is a popular ...

We have investigated the fine-scale spatial genetic structure in a managed Scots pine forest. For this purpose, we perform a Bayesian genetic-cluster analysis of 96 geographically mapped individual ...

Hyperspectral reflectance reveals critical leaf functional traits indicative of a plant's physiological status, providing a powerful tool for distinguishing seedlings adapted to specific environments.

Scots Pine is a stunning tree with scaly orange-brown bark and blue-green needles that grow in pairs. It is an evergreen conifer native to northern Europe that can grow up to 35m tall and can live to ...

A new project is seeking out the locations of 'lost' last stands of Scotland's ancient native pine woods. Fragments of the once vast Caledonian forest are dotted across parts of Argyll, Highlands and ...

A new study shows that upon attack by bark-feeding weevils, conifers release substantial quantities of volatile organic compounds that provide important cues to neighboring seedlings. Conifers are ...

MSPs have given their backing to the Scots pine being declared the national tree of Scotland. Holyrood unanimously agreed a motion hailing the move as a "fitting legacy" for the Year of Natural ...