Dutch elm disease

E987

fungal disease plant disease tree disease

Dutch elm disease is a devastating fungal infection spread by elm bark beetles that has killed millions of elm trees worldwide, particularly in Europe and North America.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Dutch elm disease (via some species)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fungal disease ⓘ plant disease ⓘ tree disease ⓘ
affectsOrgan	vascular system ⓘ xylem ⓘ
affectsTaxon	Ulmus ⓘ
classification	vascular wilt disease ⓘ
controlMethod	disruption of root grafts ⓘ fungicide injection into trees ⓘ insecticide treatment of elm bark beetles ⓘ removal of infected wood ⓘ sanitation felling of infected trees ⓘ
diseaseProcess	blockage of water transport in tree ⓘ fungal colonization of xylem vessels ⓘ
environmentalCondition	favored by presence of elm bark beetle populations ⓘ
epidemicRegion	Canada ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
firstDescribedIn	1920s ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ
hasCause	Ophiostoma ulmi ⓘ surface form: Ophiostoma himal-ulmi Ophiostoma ulmi ⓘ surface form: Ophiostoma novo-ulmi Ophiostoma ulmi ⓘ
hasResistantHost	disease-resistant elm hybrids ⓘ some Asian elm species ⓘ
hasVector	European elm bark beetle ⓘ elm bark beetle ⓘ native elm bark beetle ⓘ
hostRange	American elms ⓘ Asian elms ⓘ European elms ⓘ
impact	killed millions of elm trees ⓘ loss of mature street elms in cities ⓘ reduction of elm populations in natural forests ⓘ
namedAfter	Netherlands ⓘ
pathogenGenus	Ophiostoma ⓘ
pathogenType	ascomycete fungus ⓘ
preventionStrategy	planting resistant elm cultivars ⓘ
spreadBy	movement of infected firewood ⓘ movement of infected nursery stock ⓘ
symptom	branch dieback ⓘ brown streaks in sapwood ⓘ premature leaf drop ⓘ wilting leaves ⓘ yellowing leaves ⓘ
transmissionMethod	insect-vectored ⓘ root graft transmission ⓘ

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Ulmus glabra → affectedBy → Dutch elm disease ⓘ

European elm bark beetle → associatedDisease → Dutch elm disease ⓘ

Ophiostoma → causes → Dutch elm disease ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch elm disease (via some species)

Ophiostoma → notableDisease → Dutch elm disease ⓘ

American elm → susceptibleTo → Dutch elm disease ⓘ

Ulmus minor → susceptibleTo → Dutch elm disease ⓘ