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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Ophiostoma Ulmi"”.
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Isolation of Cellulose Nanofibres: Elucidation of a Novel Approach Utilizing Fungal Pretreatment
… together. The pre-treatment of wood fibres with Ophiostoma Ulmi, a causative agent of Dutch elm disease in Elm trees, has found to reduce the energy requirement to isolate cellulose nanofibres. The treatment has found to bring about internal defibrillation in the fibres by disrupting the hydrogen …
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Beetles or Bureaucrats? Reconsidering the United States' Failure to Stop Dutch Elm Disease
… United States to address the Dutch elm disease (Ophiostoma ulmi) epidemic that affected American elm (Ulmus americana) across the country. The disease, a fungus carried by beetles between trees, was introduced in 1930 in New York City and slowly spread across the Northeast United States and …
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Microwave-Assisted Extraction for the Isolation of Trace Systemic Fungicides from Woody Plant Material
… fungicide, used to combat the fungal pathogen Ophiostoma ulmi, the casual agent of Dutch elm disease (DED). It was successfully extracted from treated Ulmus americana (elm tree) using MAE with a percent recovery of 395% in 15 minutes. Until now, techniques for rapid and efficient extraction of …