Gone with the wind: Hurricane Helene helps researchers track pitch canker spread
June 24, 2025
UF/IFAS researchers are mining Hurricane Helene data to better understand the spread of pitch canker and minimize the devastating disease’s impact on the timber industry, an important economic driver in the southeastern United States. (more…) READ MORE
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