The Toxic Activity of Main Trunk Wood From Diseased Dutch Elm Trees

Authors

Lyle C. Baugess, J. Lester Dalton Consulting LaboratoryFollow
J. Lester Dalton, J. Lester Dalton Consulting LaboratoryFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The Dutch Elm disease is caused by Ceratostomella ulmi (Schwartz) Buis (1); and, two types of elm bark beetles (9) are its vectors (3,4,9). Growth of the fungus occurs in the xylem tissue, which predominantly is concerned with conduction of water to the foliage. The spores and bud cells of C. ulmi are smaller than the elm wood vessels (1,2). C. ulmi, too, can be transmitted through root grafts.

Publication Date

December 1970

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers' Journal

Volume

8

Issue

2

First Page

7

Last Page

9

Copyright

© Copyright 1970 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Baugess, Lyle C. and Dalton, J. Lester (1970) "The Toxic Activity of Main Trunk Wood From Diseased Dutch Elm Trees," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 8: No. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol8/iss2/5