Even if the tree is not culled ... didn't account for how climate and genetics interact to alter a pine's risk for disease. So researchers found a way to include these factors in their models.

Closely related species, and the diseases they cause ... which causes excessive resin to ooze from pine trees and problems with pine seedlings. We first sequenced its genome 10 years ago, and ...

The pine is the most widespread tree to receive such protection ... Efforts are under way to collect seeds from apparently disease-resistant individuals and outplant seedlings. It’s also important to ...