Mabel Rayner

Mabel Rayner
Born
Mabel Mary Cheveley Rayner
Died1948 (1949)
Other namesMabel Jones
SpouseWilliam Neilson Jones
Scientific career
Fields
  • Botany
  • Mycology
Institutions

Mabel Mary Cheveley Rayner (c. 1890-1948[1]) was an English botanist specialising in mycology. She published books and articles on plant physiology and was one of the first researchers to propose that mycorrhizal interactions could both help and harm plants.[2]

  1. ^ "Dr. Mabel Rayner, Botanist, Dies". The Vancouver Sun. 1948-12-22. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  2. ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2003-12-16). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9.