Eugene Byron Smalley Explained

Professor Eugene Byron Smalley (1926–2002) was an American plant pathologist. Smalley joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1957 with the specific aim of finding a way to control Dutch elm disease^[1] Assembling seeds from around the northern hemisphere, Smalley developed resistant strains of elms which were patented and released to commerce, notably 'Sapporo Autumn Gold', and 'New Horizon'.

Publications

• Chen . M. M. . Smalley . E. B. . Guries . R. P. . 1984 . Disease resistance screening of selected elm species and cultivars . Phytopathology . 74 . 824 .
• 10.1094/Phyto-62-845 . Lester . D. T. . Smalley . E. B. . 1972 . Response of backcross hybrids and 3 species combinations of Ulmus pumila, Ulmus japonica, and Ulmus rubra to inoculation with Ceratocystis ulmi . Phytopathology . 62 . 8. 845–848 .
• 10.1094/Phyto-62-848 . Lester . D. T . Smalley . E. B. . 1972 . Response of Ulmus pumila and Ulmus pumila-rubra hybrids to inoculation with Ceratocystis ulmi . Phytopathology . 62 . 8. 848–852 .
• Lester . D. T . Smalley . E. B. . 1972 . Variation in ornamental traits and disease-resistance among crosses of Ulmus pumila, Ulmus rubra and putative natural hybrids . Silvae Genetica . 21 . 193–197 .
• Smalley . E. B. . 1963 . Seasonal fluctuations in susceptibility of young elm seedlings to Dutch elm disease . Phytopathology . 53 . 846–853 .
• Smalley . E. B. . Guries . R. P. . 1993 . Breeding Elms for Resistance to Dutch Elm Disease. . Annual Review of Phytopathology . 31 . 325–354 . 10.1146/annurev.phyto.31.1.325.
• Smalley . E. B. . Lester . D. T. . 1973 . 'Sapporo Autumn Gold' Elm . HortScience . 8 . 514–515. 1973 .
• Smalley . E. B. . Lester . D.T. . 1983 . 'Regal' Elm . HortScience . 18 . 960–961. 1983 .

Notes and References

1. Balousek, M. (2002). Dutch elm disease expert dies at 75. The Wisconsin State Journal, March 28, 2002.