Dioscoro_Umali

Dioscoro L. Umali

Dioscoro L. Umali

Filipino agriculturist

Dioscoro Lopez Umali (November 17, 1917 – July 1, 1992) was a Filipino agriculturalist and National Scientist of the Philippines awardee, known as "the Father of Philippine Plant Breeding."[2][3][4] He was awarded several international honors and distinctions for his outstanding achievements and improvements of rice, corn and other economic plants. The International Rice Research Institute named a laboratory in his honor.[1]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Umali died on July 1, 1992, at the Makati Medical Center.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "IRRI dedicates Umali lab". Manila Standard. 28 September 1993. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    cafs_web_admin. "CAFS National Scientists of the Philippines". CAFS. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. [3]
    "List of National Scientists: Umali, Dioscoro L." National Academy of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  4. [4]
    "Academics & Scientists: Raising Perception of Credibility" (PDF).
  5. [5]
    "Nat'l Scientist dies". Manila Standard. 3 July 1992. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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