Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Genetics, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
Article abstract: Vavilov is noted for his pioneering work on the origins, distribution, and genetics of crop plants. He postulated a law of homologous series in variation whereby variation (and thus characteristics of possible cultivars) of a plant could be predicted from variation in related species. He also mapped centers of origin and genetic diversity of cultivated plants on a worldwide scale as well as personally organizing and leading numerous botanical expeditions and establishing a network of agricultural experiment stations in the Soviet Union.
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