Nellie A. Brown
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Nellie Adalesa Brown (1876–1956) was an American botanist and government researcher. Much of her research focused on
Life and career
Brown graduated from
Brown was appointed assistant plant pathologist from 1910 to 1925 and appeared as the second author of two major studies on crown-galls in plants conducted by Erwin Frink Smith in 1911 and 1912. From 1915 to 1918 she began studying bacterial diseases in lettuce, and eventually published research under her own name. In 1924 she investigated apple stem-tumor, which she differentiated from crown-gall.[8]
In the mid-twenties, Brown was promoted to associate pathologist, a position she held until her retirement in 1941.[8]
References
- ^ "Charles Orrin Townsend, '88, M.S. '91". The Michigan Alumnus. 44: 40. October 2, 1937.
- OCLC 6709119.
- PMID 17746161.
- U.S. Government Printing Office
- U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Staff report (June 1914). News from the Classes. Michigan Alumnus
- ^ Staff report (Mar 11, 1917). Varied Activities of Women. Chicago Tribune
- ^ ISBN 0-415-92038-8.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. N.A.Br.
External links
- Nellie A. Brown (1876-1956) via Smithsonian Institution Archives
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