Nellie A. Brown
American botanist (1876–1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nellie Adalesa Brown (1876–1956) was an American botanist and government researcher. Much of her research focused on plant pathology. While working with Charles Orrin Townsend[1] and Agnes J. Quirk[2] as assistants for Erwin Frink Smith, Brown and her colleagues described Agrobacterium tumefaciens, the organism responsible for crown gall in 1907.[3] They also identified methods of mitigation.[4][5]
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Nellie A. Brown | |
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Born | 1876 (1876) |
Died | 1956 (aged 79–80) |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany Phytopathology |
Institutions | United States Department of Agriculture |
Author abbrev. (botany) | N.A.Br. |
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