Eugene Byron Smalley
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 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.
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. doi:10.1094/Phyto-62-845.
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. doi:10.1094/Phyto-62-848.