Early and Recent Pioneers in Nematology

Contents: M.W. Allen I. Andrássy R.C. Baines K.R. Barker A.F. Bird E.J. Cairns B.G. Chitwood J.R. Christie N.A. Cobb A.V. Coomans H. Darling E.C. Dougherty L.A.P. De Coninck C.L. Duddington W.A. Feder J. Feldmesser A.M. Golden W. Hart J. Heyns H. Hirschmann Q.L. Holdeman F.G.W. Jones B.R. Kerry E.L. Krall B. Lear M.B. Linford B.F. Lownsbery C.W. McBeth A.R. Maggenti W.F. Mai Y. Mamiya G.C. Martin N.A. Minton R.H. Mulvey A.G. Newhall W.L. Nicholas C.O. Nielsen D.C. Norton M. Oostenbrink A.J. Overman V.G. Perry B.G. Peters D.J. Raski H. Reynolds R.T. Robbins J.N. Sasser J.W. Seinhorst S.A. Sher M.R. Siddiqi G. Steiner A.C. Tarjan A.L. Taylor W. Thames I.J. Thomason G. Thorne R.W. Timm S.D. Van Gundy D.R. Viglierchio H.R. Wallace J.M. Webster G.W. Yeates B.M. Zuckerman References Return to General Nematology Menu	Early and Recent Pioneers in Nematology
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	Benjamin G. Chitwood Gainesville, FL, 1955	B.G. Chitwood initially conducted research on Ditylenchus dipsaci on ornamental bulbs on Long Island, NY. He began research on Globodera rostochiensis after it was discovered on Long Island in 1941. A very significant contribution was the book written with his wife, M.B. Chitwood, Introduction to Nematology. Return to Table of Contents
	M.W. Allen, Nematologist, Department of Entomology, UC Berkeley and Department of Nematology, UC Davis. Systematics and Taxonomy. Started the UC Davis Nematode Collection (UCDNC). Return to Table of Contents	Merlin W. Allen Knoxville, TN, 1957
	István Andrássy 1927-2012	Biography of István Andrássy Return to Table of Contents
	Eldon J. Cairns Auburn, AL, 1956	Eldon J. Cairns, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn AL. Methodology. Return to Table of Contents
	Richard C. Baines, Citrus Experiment Station, and later Department of Nematology, UC Riverside. The citrus nematode, Tylenchulus semipenetrans; its control with resistant rootstocks and nematicides. Pioneered the use of 1,2-Dibromo-3- chloropropane (DBCP) in citrus. Return to Table of Contents	Richard C. Baines Riverside, CA, 1954 Richard C. Baines Riverside, CA, 1954
		Kenneth R. Barker Professor of Nematology Department of Plant Pathology North Carolina State University 2/1/1932-8/22/2022 Obituary K.R. Barker
	Jesse Roy Christie Gainesville, FL, 1955	J.R. Christie joined the staff of N.A. Cobb at the Division of Nematology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1922. He worked on nematode parasites of insects, particularly mermithids. Later he was in the Department of Entomology, Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville, Florida. There he and Vernon G. Perry demonstrated the importance of ectoparasitic nematodes in agriculture. Return to Table of Contents
	Alan F. Bird C.S.I.R.O., Adelaide, South Australia, 1974	Alan F. Bird, C.S.I.R.O., Adelaide, South Australia. Deceased 1999. Nematode anatomy, and ultrastructure, particularly Meloidogyne spp. Return to Table of Contents
	Nathanial A. Cobb. Nematologist, Division of Nematology, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Often referred to as the "Father of Nematology". Excellent observer and prolific writer. Coined terms such as "nema" and its various derivatives. Deceased 1932. Biography of N.A. Cobb Return to Table of Contents	N.A. Cobb
	August V. Coomans Section of Nematology University of Ghent, Belgium Honorary Member, Society of Nematologists Biography of A. V. Coomans Return to Table of Contents	A.V. Coomans

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References:

Ayoub, S.M. 1977. Plant Nematology: An Agricultural Training Aid. California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento.

Christie, J.R. 1959. Plant Nematodes. Their Bionomics and Control. University of Florida. Gainesville.

Mai, W.F. and R.E. Motsinger. 1987. History of the Society of Nematologists. Pp 1-6 in J.A. Veech and D.W. Dickson (eds) Vistas on Nematology, Society of Nematologists, Hyattsville, MD.

Raski, D.J., I.J. Thomason, J.J. Chitambar and H. Ferris. 2002. A History of Nematology in California. (http://plpnemweb.ucdavis.edu/nemaplex/histnemcalif.htm)

Sasser, J.N. and W.R. Jenkins. 1960. Nematology: Fundamentals and Recent Advances. UNC Press, Chapel Hill.

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