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Elvin C. Stakman

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American mycologist (1885-1979)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1885 to 1979 · aged 93
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Elvin Charles Stakman was an American plant pathologist who was a pioneer of methods of identifying and combatting disease in wheat. He became an internationally renowned phytopathologist for his studies of the genetics and epidemiology of stem rust.

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Map from Stakman's 1922 US Plant Disease SurveyMap from Stakman's 1922 US Plant Disease Survey

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Elvin Charles Stakman was an American plant pathologist who was a pioneer of methods of identifying and combatting disease in wheat. He became an internationally renowned phytopathologist for his studies of the genetics and epidemiology of stem rust. Stakman is credited with improving crop yields both in North America and worldwide as part of the Green Revolution.

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United States
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Lived 1885 to 1979 · aged 93
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