Ernest Stanley Salmon
British mycologist and tennis player (1871-1959) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 88
Ernest Stanley Salmon was a British mycologist and plant pathologist best known for his work in breeding new varieties of hops. Salmon crossed a wild Manitoban hop with cultivated English stock to create hybrid C9a, which was released to commercial cultivation in 1934 as Brewer's Gold.
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Though the original wild hop died during the winter of 1918-19, Brewer's Gold has become the ancestor of nearly every new high-alpha hop variety released since then.
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United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1871 to 1959 · aged 88