The encouraging news comes from the discovery of a link between reduced susceptibility to ash dieback and lower levels of plant chemicals called iridoid glycosides.

这一令人鼓舞的消息源于这样一个发现：较低的白蜡树枯梢病易感性与较低水平的植物化学物质“环烯醚萜苷类”(iridoid glycosides)之间存在关联。

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Anyone who has been keeping track of the ash dieback story in recent months would probably agree.

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Ministers confirmed that 100, 000 trees had been destroyed to try to prevent the spread of the ash dieback disease.

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Fears of the spread of the ash dieback disease have prompted the call.

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