Cecil Edmund Yarwood

Cecil Edmund Yarwood
BornSeptember 16, 1908
Sumas, Washington
DiedSeptember 10, 1981 (age 73)
Brisbane, Australia
CitizenshipCanadian and American
EducationUniversity of British Columbia, BSA

Purdue University, MS

University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD
PartnerEvangeline Alderman
ChildrenAnn, Kathryn, Peggy, Mary, and Edward
Scientific career
FieldsPlant pathology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Thesis (1934)
Doctoral advisorJames G. Dickson

Cecil Edmund Yarwood (1908–1981) was an American-Canadian plant pathologist whose work focused on obligate parasites of plants, viruses, and conditions that predisposed plants to infections. He is considered an authority on rust (fungus) and powdery mildew.[1]

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