Dioscoro L. Umali

Dioscoro L. Umali
7th Dean of University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Agriculture and Food Science
In office
1959–1969
Preceded byLeopoldo B. Uichanco
Succeeded byFaustino T. Orillo
1st Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJose D. Drilon
Personal details
Born
Dioscoro L. Umali

(1917-11-17)November 17, 1917
Biñan, Laguna, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
DiedJuly 1, 1992(1992-07-01) (aged 74)[1]
Makati, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
SpouseZenaida Lopez-Umali[2]
OccupationAgriculturist
Known forPlant breeding
AwardsNational Scientist of the Philippines

Dioscoro Lopez Umali (November 17, 1917 – July 1, 1992) was a Filipino agriculturalist and National Scientist of the Philippines awardee, known as "the Father of Philippine Plant Breeding."[3][4][5] He was awarded several international honors and distinctions for his outstanding achievements and improvements of rice, corn and other economic plants. The International Rice Research Institute named a laboratory in his honor.[2]

Umali died on July 1, 1992, at the Makati Medical Center in Makati.

References

  1. ^ "Nat'l Scientist dies". Manila Standard. 3 July 1992. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "IRRI dedicates Umali lab". Manila Standard. 28 September 1993. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ cafs_web_admin. "CAFS National Scientists of the Philippines". CAFS. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  4. ^ "List of National Scientists: Umali, Dioscoro L." National Academy of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  5. ^ "Academics & Scientists: Raising Perception of Credibility" (PDF).
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