Olavo José Boock, Brazilian agronomist (São Paulo 28 March 1915 - Campinas, São Paulo
State 09 August 2004)
Published circa 100 papers related to potato culture and breeding Created Aracy variety (IAC-2) that became international standard of resistance to Alternaria solani, fungus causating "pinta preta" disease (1951) Described witches broom of cassava With R.D. Gonçalves & E.S. Normanha. O “superbrotamento” ou “envassouramento” da mandioca (1942) With L.G.E. Lordello & A.P.L. Zamith
described the valid nematode species Nacobbus
bolivianus and Pratylenchus andinus
(1961) |
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