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Preserving Pine's Genetic Heritage




CSIRO News Flash: Monday, 21 January 2002

Latest stories from CSIRO - Australia's largest scientific research agency

==> Preserving Pine's Genetic Heritage

   Scientists are working against the clock to collect genetic
   information from one of the last remaining natural stands of radiata
   pine on the island of Guadalupe off the west coast of Mexico.

   The genetic heritage of this species, one of the world's most widely
   grown trees, is under threat from fungal infection and ravenous
   goats.

   Read more at:
http://www.csiro.au/page.asp?type=mediaRelease&id=RadiataGuadalupe