Jensen, Neal F.
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Professor of Plant Breeding, plant breeder, and geneticist.
Neal F. Jensen was born in 1915 in Hazen, North Dakota. He received a B.S. in agronomy from North Dakota Agricultural College and a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding from Cornell University. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he returned to Cornell as Assistant Professor (1946-1949), Associate Professor (1949-1951), and the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Plant Breeding (1951-1978). Jensen was in charge of cereal breeding programs in the Dept. of Plant Breeding and Biometry. A pioneer in breeding methodology, he introduced over twenty superior varieties of wheat, oats, and barley which became leading varieties in New York State and New England.
From the description of Neal F. Jensen slide collection, 1941-1978. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64758403
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