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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 (born April 15, 1874, Clark county, Ohio, U.S.—died Sept. 28, 1954, Princeton, N.J.) 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.
With his knowledge of botany and experience with farming practices, Shull passed a Civil Service exam, and was appointed as Botanical Assistant at the U. S. National Herbarium. He also worked at the U. S. Bureau of Plant Industry as a Botanical Expert examining the flora and fauna of Chesapeake Bay and Currituck Sound.
1 de mar. de 1998 · IN early 1908, George Harrison Shull, then at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, published a paper with the unimposing title, “The composition of a field of maize.” This marked the beginning of the exploitation of heterosis in plant breeding, surely one of genetics' greatest triumphs.
• Shull fue el fundador de la revista científica Genetics, de la cual fue editor por 10 años. • Menos del 1% de los híbridos de maíz ensayados a campo llega a ser un híbrido comercial. En el mes del padre hablamos del “padre de los híbridos” de maíz modernos: George Harrison Shull, fitomejorador norteamericano.
Biography of George Harrison Shull from Concept 12: Evolution begins with the inheritance of gene variations, DNA from the Beginning.
1 de ago. de 2001 · When Dr. George Harrison Shull (1874-1954), a representative of the Carnegie Institute, was assigned the task of providing a scientific description of the results of Burbank's research, he was obliged to give up the job with disappointment because of the lack of strict and objective documentary data.
