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[font size=3]March 29, 2012 - News Release
Scientists at the University of Guelph have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated epidemics of their biggest killer Dutch elm disease.
The breakthrough, published today in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, is the first known use of in vitro culture technology to clone buds of mature American elm trees.
This research has the potential to bring back the beloved American elm population to North America, said Prof. Praveen Saxena, a plant scientist who worked on the project with Professor Alan Sullivan. Both are from Guelphs Department of Plant Agriculture.
It may also serve as a model to help propagate and preserve thousands of other endangered plant species at risk of extinction across the globe.
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[font size=3]March 29, 2012 - News Release
Scientists at the University of Guelph have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated epidemics of their biggest killer Dutch elm disease.
The breakthrough, published today in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, is the first known use of in vitro culture technology to clone buds of mature American elm trees.
This research has the potential to bring back the beloved American elm population to North America, said Prof. Praveen Saxena, a plant scientist who worked on the project with Professor Alan Sullivan. Both are from Guelphs Department of Plant Agriculture.
It may also serve as a model to help propagate and preserve thousands of other endangered plant species at risk of extinction across the globe.
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U of G Scientists Clone ‘Survivor’ American Elm Trees (Original Post)
OKIsItJustMe
Mar 2012
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(108,903 posts)1. Most excellent.
I grew up w/ those beautiful trees.
In Detroit they were on just about every street, 30+ foot tall giants. By the 80's they were all gone. Sad.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)3. cities used to line the most beautiful streets with those big trees.
i just loved driving under them. -- well -- i wasn't doing the driving -- but you get the idea.