Dioscoro L. Umali

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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]

Dioscoro L. Umali
Born
Dioscoro L. Umali

November 17, 1917
Binan Laguna Philippines
DiedJuly 1, 1992(1992-07-01) (aged 74)
NationalityFilipino
OccupationAgriculturist
Known forPlant breeding
SpouseZenaida Lopez-Umali[1]
AwardsNational Scientist of the Philippines

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b "IRRI dedicates Umali lab". Manila Standard. 28 September 1993. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ cafs_web_admin. "CAFS National Scientists of the Philippines". CAFS. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  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. ^ "Academics & Scientists: Raising Perception of Credibility" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Nat'l Scientist dies". Manila Standard. 3 July 1992. Retrieved 1 February 2022.