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Palemon Howard Dorsett

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nursing home on April 1, 1943. In contrast to his illustrious career, his private life had been blighted by the premature deaths of his wife Mary Virginia (née Payne) and two of his daughters. His only son, James, with whom he travelled to China in 1924-25, died on 8 Oct. 1927 of tuberculosis.
79:). His trip to East Asia in 1924-1927 with his son, Jim, was his most important in terms of soybean germplasm collected. His agricultural exploration work culminated in the 1928-1931 Dorsett-Morse Agricultural Exploration Expedition to 240: 196: 139:, USDA Division of Entomology Circular No. 37. United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology. (co-author A. F. Woods, revised 1903 and 1908) 299: 304: 47:
in 1884, and joined the USDA Section of Plant Pathology seven years later. He left the USDA in 1907 to found his own horticultural business in
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Hymowitz, Theodore. 1984. "Dorsett-Morse Soybean Collection Trip to East Asia: 50 Year Retrospectve." Economic Botany. 38(4):378-388
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National Agricultural Library. 2002-. Dorsett-Morse Oriental Agricultural Exploration Expedition Collection.
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for "distinguished actions related to the collection, preservation, or utilization of germplasm resources".
92: 56: 55:, but rejoined the Department in 1909. In 1913 Dorsett began his first foreign expedition, to Brazil, with 44: 257: 284: 279: 48: 96: 115: 184: 40: 20: 32: 163:
Dorsett, P. H. 1917. The plant-introduction gardens of the Department of Agriculture. In
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Culture and outdoor winter storage of persimmons in the vicinity of Peking, China
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The navel orange of Bahia: with notes on some little-known Brazilian fruits
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Experiments in bulb growing at the United States bulb garden at Bellingham
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The Use of Hydrocyanic Acid Gas for Fumigating Greenhouses and Cold Frames
52: 36: 91:. Returning to the US in 1932, he retired from the USDA, but joined the 146:. USDA Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology Bulletin, No. 23. 100: 72: 64: 88: 84: 80: 174:. USDA Circular No. 49. United States Department of Agriculture. 24: 167:(pp. 135-144). Washington, D.C.: US Department of Agriculture. 156:
Dorsett, P. H., Shamel, A. D., & Popenoe, W. 1917.
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Spot disease of the violet (Alternaria violæ n. sp.)
206:is used to indicate this person as the author when 153:. 'USDA Bulletin No. 28. US Dept. of Agriculture. 103:the same year. In 1936 he was awarded the 13th 8: 160:. Bulletin No. 445. US Dept. of Agriculture. 170:Dorsett, P. H., and Dorsett, J. H. 1928. 224: 135:Dorsett, P. H., and A. F. Woods. 1908. 7: 19:(1862–1943) was an American 14: 300:People from Carlinville, Illinois 63:. Later expeditions took him to 254:International Plant Names Index 95:agricultural expedition to the 1: 305:University of Missouri alumni 165:Yearbook of Agriculture 1916 109:American Genetic Association 107:Medal by the Council of the 326: 295:American phytopathologists 114:Dorsett died aged 80 in a 27:. Born April 21, 1862, in 310:Biologists from Illinois 130:The selection of violets 128:Dorsett, P. H. 1898?. 93:Allison Vincent Armour 57:Archibald Dixon Shamel 45:University of Missouri 17:Palemon Howard Dorsett 149:Dorsett, P. H. 1913. 142:Dorsett, P. H. 1900. 197:author abbreviation 97:British West Indies 290:American botanists 132:. Washington, D.C. 116:Washington, D. C. 317: 264: 263: 250: 244: 238: 232: 229: 215: 205: 204: 203: 185:Ulmus macrocarpa 23:employed by the 21:horticulturalist 325: 324: 320: 319: 318: 316: 315: 314: 270: 269: 268: 267: 252: 251: 247: 239: 235: 230: 226: 221: 216: 201: 200: 199: 194: 181: 125: 33:Macoupin County 12: 11: 5: 323: 321: 313: 312: 307: 302: 297: 292: 287: 282: 272: 271: 266: 265: 245: 233: 223: 222: 220: 217: 212:botanical name 193: 180: 177: 176: 175: 168: 161: 154: 147: 140: 133: 124: 121: 105:Frank N. Meyer 61:Wilson Popenoe 39:, he gained a 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 322: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 291: 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 277: 275: 261: 260: 259: Dorsett 255: 249: 246: 242: 237: 234: 228: 225: 218: 213: 209: 198: 195:The standard 192: 191: 187: 186: 178: 173: 169: 166: 162: 159: 155: 152: 148: 145: 141: 138: 134: 131: 127: 126: 122: 120: 117: 112: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 258: 248: 236: 227: 189: 183: 182: 171: 164: 157: 150: 143: 136: 129: 123:Publications 113: 16: 15: 285:1943 deaths 280:1862 births 29:Carlinville 274:Categories 219:References 49:Alexandria 190:dorsettii 77:Sri Lanka 69:Manchuria 43:from the 53:Virginia 37:Illinois 202:Dorsett 179:Eponymy 101:Guianas 208:citing 87:, and 73:Ceylon 65:Panama 188:var. 89:China 85:Korea 81:Japan 241:USDA 99:and 59:and 25:USDA 276:: 256:. 210:a 83:, 71:, 67:, 51:, 41:BA 35:, 31:, 262:. 214:. 75:(

Index

horticulturalist
USDA
Carlinville
Macoupin County
Illinois
BA
University of Missouri
Alexandria
Virginia
Archibald Dixon Shamel
Wilson Popenoe
Panama
Manchuria
Ceylon
Sri Lanka
Japan
Korea
China
Allison Vincent Armour
British West Indies
Guianas
Frank N. Meyer
American Genetic Association
Washington, D. C.
Ulmus macrocarpa
author abbreviation
citing
botanical name
USDA
International Plant Names Index

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