Veridiana Victoria Rossetti

Veridiana Victoria Rossetti
Born(1917-10-15)15 October 1917
Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, São Paulo state, Brazil
Died26 December 2010(2010-12-26) (aged 93)
São Paulo, Brazil
Alma materLuiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo
Known forWork on citrus pests and diseases
AwardsBrazilian Order of Scientific Merit

Veridiana Victoria Rossetti (1917 - 2010) was a Brazilian agronomist and the first woman in Brazil with a degree in agronomy to practise the profession. She became a world authority on citrus diseases, was a recipient of several national and international awards, and is considered to have made a major contribution to the Brazilian economy and the lives of farmers by helping to reduce the losses experienced by the orange industry in the country.[1]

  1. ^ "No dia da mulher, IDOR e ABC celebram legado de cientista e agrônoma brasileira". Instituto D'Or. Retrieved 27 August 2021.