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George Harrison Shull (April 15, 1874 – September 28, 1954) was an American plant geneticist [1] and the younger brother of botanical illustrator and plant breeder J. Marion Shull. He was born on a farm in Clark County, Ohio, graduated from Antioch College in 1901 and from the University of Chicago ( Ph.D.) in 1904, served as ...
11 de abr. de 2024 · George Harrison Shull was an American botanist and geneticist known as the father of hybrid corn (maize). As a result of his researches, corn yields per acre were increased 25 to 50 percent. He developed a method of corn breeding that made possible the production of seed capable of thriving under.
1 de mar. de 1998 · Shull was a pioneer of plant breeding who discovered the benefits of crossing inbred lines of maize in 1908. His work led to the development of hybrid maize, a major achievement of genetics that increased yield and uniformity in corn production.
In 1915, Shull accepted a professorship at Princeton University. At his instigation, Princeton University Press began the publication of a new journal, Genetics. Shull was the managing editor for ten years. Genetics is still one of the top international science journals. Shull retired in 1942.
6 de nov. de 2009 · Description. Keywords. Info. An historical recreation of George Shull at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 1909, on the centennial of his experiment that was the foundation for all hybrid corn grown today. Duration: 3 minutes, 23 seconds. Posted: November 6, 2009. 16312. Biography 12: George Harrison Shull (1874-1954)
Harrison’s father, George H. Shull, was awarded an honor-ary degree by the college in 1942 for his part in the devel-opment of hybrid corn, which had an enormous effect on Iowa and many other parts of the world. One advantage of Iowa State was that the government-sponsored Ames Laboratory was located there, and Shull
7 de oct. de 2021 · This article highlights Shull's skillful rhetoric and semantic that shaped the prejudice blinding biologists for more than a century and their neglect of Shull's stated goals of crop uniformity and breeders' property rights.
