Problem
Dutch elm disease
Other Names:
Ceratcystis ulmi Nature:
Dutch elm disease is a fungal plant disease. The fungus is most frequently carried from tree to tree by female bark beetles. The leaves on one or more branches of a stricken tree suddenly wilt, turn dull green to yellow or brown then curl and finally drop off. On young trees the progress of the disease is rapid as the fungus spreads quickly through vascular tissue and the tree generally dies within two months; older, less vigorous trees take several years to die.
Broader Problems:
Fungal plant diseasesPests and diseases of elmFungal plant diseases caused by ascomycetes Related Problems:
Wood rotsHeart rot fungiCereal root rotsSmuts of grasses and cerealsRusts of grasses and cereals Subject(s):
Medicine → PathologyMedicine → Specific diseases
Plant Life → Trees
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST