Cornelius Lott Shear Explained

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Cornelius Lott Shear (March 26, 1865 February 2, 1956) was an American mycologist and plant pathologist who served as a senior pathologist at the USDA Bureau of Plant Industry.

Born in Coeyman's Hollow, Albany County, New York, on March 26, 1865, Shear was the first to describe the grass Bromus arizonicus.[1] He was a pioneer in the study of pathogenic fungi who studied crop diseases and developed control measures for treatment of economically-important crops such as cranberries, grapes and cotton.[2] He played a pivotal role in creating the American Phytopathological Society, founded in 1908.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on Petitions To List Bromus arizonicus (Arizona brome) and Nassella cernua (nodding needlegrass) as Endangered Federal Register Environmental Documents . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828125329/http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-SPECIES/2005/January/Day-25/e1261.htm . 2009-08-28 . US EPA.
  2. Stevenson . John A. . Cornelius Lott Shear . Mycologia . 1957 . 49 . 2 . 283–297 . 10.1080/00275514.1957.12024643 . 0027-5514 . 3755640.
  3. Peterson . Paul D. . Griffith . Clay S. . C.L. Shear: Gifted Mycologist, Plant Pathologist, and APS Founder . . . 38 . 1 . 2000 . 0066-4286 . 10.1146/annurev.phyto.38.1.19 . 19–29 . 4865372 . 11701834. free .
  4. Web site: Cornelius Lott Shear profile. The American Phytopathological Society . 20 March 2023.

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