Dutch Elm Disease Research: Cellular and Molecular Approaches [Paperback]

Dutch elm disease is a significant problem in forestry and horticulture which has proven remarkably difficult to ameliorate. Since the introduction of the Dutch elm disease pathogen to North America, the disease has devastated the elm population of this continent and has been the subject of intensive research. This book summarizes the range of approaches that have been taken to address the disease, and emphasizes the significant progress over the past decade in applying methods from cell and molecular biology. Dutch Elm Disease: Cellular and Molecular Approaches will be of interest to scientists in plant pathology, horticulture, forestry, biological control, and plant breeding.Dutch elm disease is a significant problem in forestry and horticulture which has proven remarkably difficult to ameliorate. Since the introduction of the Dutch elm disease pathogen to North America, the disease has devastated the elm population of this continent and has been the subject of intensive research. This book summarizes the range of approaches that have been taken to address the disease, and emphasizes the significant progress over the past decade in applying methods from cell and molecular biology. Dutch Elm Disease: Cellular and Molecular Approaches will be of interest to scientists in plant pathology, horticulture, forestry, biological control, and plant breeding.Elm Breeding and Cytology.- 1. Why Bother About the Elm?.- 2. Seven Dutch Women Scientists Whose Early Research Is Basic to Our Knowledge of the Dutch Elm Disease.- 3. The Dutch Elm Breeding Program.- 4. American Liberty Elms and Beyond: Going from the Impossible to the Difficult.- 5. Progress in the Development of Disease-Resistant Elms.- 6. An Old Problem; A New Approach.- 7. Demands and Opportunities for Selecting Disease-Resistant Elms.- 8. Cytological and Biochemical Aspects of Elm Improvement.- Tissue Culture & Toxins.- 9. Elm Improl.