Elwyn Marshall Meader | |
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| Born | March 31, 1910 |
| Died | July 19, 1996 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Known for | Developing new fruit cultivars |
| Spouse | Virginia Allison Park |
| Children | Allison Virginia Meader John Park Meader |
| Awards | Milo Gibson Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pomology |
| Institutions | USDA University of New Hampshire |
| Thesis | A Method for Determining the Relative Cold Hardiness of Dormant Peach Fruit Buds (1941) |
Elwyn Marshall Meader (March 31, 1910 – July 19, 1996) was an American botanist and plant scientist.[1][2] Over the course of his career, Meader developed over 50 new strains of plum, peach, squash, rutabaga, sweet corn, melon, watermelon, salad bean, pod bean, pepper, pumpkin, nectarine, bush cherry, kiwi fruit, persimmon, cranberry, raspberry, and blueberry.[3][4] He developed the Miss Kim Lilac from seeds of a wild lilac bush he found in the mountains of Korea[4] and decided to name it after "all the Miss Kims in Korea".[5]
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