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Barksdale, Alma Whiffen 1916-1981

       University of North Carolina (1793-1962)        Upjohn Company        New York Botanical Garden

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Barksdale, Alma Whiffen 1916-1981        University of North Carolina (1793-1962)        Upjohn Company

       New York Botanical Garden
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English: After earning Ph.D. in botany from University of North Carolina, Alma Whiffen Barksdale (1916-1981) worked as a mycologist at The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she discovered cycloheximide, an anti-fungal agent widely used on golf courses and cherry orchards. She later worked as a senior botanist at the New York Botanical Garden, 1952-1975
Date 27-Oct-48
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Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2010-1092]
Notes Botany ; Women scientists ; Mycology
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