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Introducing FUTURE OAK

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Future Oak: Characterising and engineering the oak microbiome to future-proof an arboreal icon.
We will investigating the role of the disease suppressive microbiome in oak trees


- February 23rd: Oak Tree Health Research Awareness Webinar. 13:30- 15:00
Register here (Google form)
. Download PDF with information.

- Please download a summary PDF of the project plan

- Exciting publication on Acute Oak Decline from this research team: Doonan J et al (2020) Host-microbiota-insect interactions drive emergent virulence in a complex tree disease Proc R Soc B https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0956


Meet the Team

James McDonald, Bangor University. Project Leader
Norman Dandy, Bangor University.
John Draper, Aberystwyth University.
Jasen Finch, Aberystwyth University.
Manfred Beckmann, Aberystwyth University.
Nathan Brown, Woodland Heritage.
Sandra Denman, Forest Research.
Gabriel Hemery, Sylva Foundation.
Seumas Bates, Bangor University. WP4

Our Publications and Protocols

Please check back later for a list of our experimental protocols and for a description of our stakeholder engagement strategies.
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  • BPD Projects
    • BRIGIT >
      • Xylella Seminar Series
    • BAC-STOP
    • CALIBER
    • Xanthomonas Threats
    • Pseudomonas- Prunus
    • Future Oak
    • Disease Suppressive Microbes
    • Blackleg (DeS-BL)
    • Ralstonia Phage Biocontrol
  • Coordination Team
  • BPD News
  • Events
  • Publications