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PROF. EDWARD MURRAY EAST, whose death has recently been reported, belonged to the group of Mendelian pioneers who began their investigations in the first decade of the present century. His most important contributions to plant genetics were in connexion with the breeding of potatoes, maize and tobacco. Not only was some of his work of great practical value, but he also made fundamental contributions to various aspects of plant breeding, especially to inbreeding and hybrid vigour, selection and the explanation of the phenomena of self-sterility in plants. He was one of the leading American plant geneticists of his time.
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GATES, R. Prof. E. M. East. Nature 142, 1027 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/1421027a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1421027a0