Scientists are injecting elm trees with a killer fungus to save them
About this episode
Scientists are experimenting with injecting resistant elm trees with a fungus to study the effects.
Scientists with the Nature Conservancy and Forest Service have been raising American elms that are bred to be resistant to Dutch elm disease at two sites in Vermont. Now, they’re injecting them with the fungus to see what happens.
Topics covered
- elm trees
- Dutch elm disease
- fungus injection
- conservation
- Vermont
Keywords
- elm trees
- Dutch elm disease
- fungus
- Nature Conservancy
- Forest Service
- Vermont
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nature Conservancy, Forest Service
Places: Vermont, American elms
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