As globe warms, infected pines starve and disease-causing fungi thrive: Study is first to analyze host, pathogen genes in climate change conditions - Science Daily

The high heat and low water conditions produced by global warming weaken pine trees' resistance to disease by hindering their ability to mount an effective defense at the same time that pathogenic fungi in their tissues become more aggressive, new research su…

The high heat and low water conditions produced by global warming weaken pine trees' resistance to disease by hindering their ability to mount an effective defense at the same time that pathogenic fu… [+5272 chars]

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