5 questions about the effort to save American elms
Scientists are fighting Dutch elm disease with the very fungus that caused it -- testing thousands of young trees to breed a hardier generation of American elms.
Scientists are attempting to save the American elm tree by breeding a hardier generation. This effort involves testing thousands of young trees, using the very fungus responsible for Dutch elm disease as part of the selection process. The goal is to identify and propagate trees with natural resistance to the disease.
- Scientists are working to save the American elm.
- The strategy involves breeding a hardier generation of trees.
- This process includes testing thousands of young elms.
- The Dutch elm disease fungus is being used in the testing.
- The aim is to develop trees resistant to the disease.
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