Daphne Osborne
British botanist (1930–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daphne J. Osborne (7 March 1930[1][2] – 16 June 2006) was a British botanist. Her research in the field of plant physiology spanned five decades and resulted in over two hundred papers, twenty of which were published in Nature.[3][4] Her obituary in The Times described her scientific achievements as "legendary";[1] that from the Botanical Society of America attributed her success to "her wonderful intellectual style, combined with her proclivity for remarkable and perceptive experimental findings".[5]
Daphne Osborne | |
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Born | (1930-03-07)7 March 1930 India |
Died | 16 June 2006(2006-06-16) (aged 76) |
Citizenship | British |
Alma mater | King's College, University of London, UK; Wye College, University of London, UK |
Known for | plant hormones, especially ethylene |
Scientific career | |
Fields | plant physiology |
Institutions | Agricultural Research Council, UK; California Institute of Technology, USA; The Open University, UK; Somerville College, Oxford |
Thesis | Studies on Plant Growth Regulators (1950) |
Doctoral advisor | R Louis Wain |
Her research focused on plant hormones, seed biology and plant DNA repair. She is best known for her work on the gas ethylene, in particular for demonstrating that ethylene is a natural plant hormone, and that it is the major regulator of ageing and the shedding of leaves and fruits. She also originated the concept of the target cell as a model for understanding plant hormone action.