Cecil Edmund Yarwood
Cecil Edmund Yarwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 16, 1908 |
| Died | September 10, 1981 (age 73) |
| Citizenship | Canadian and American |
| Education | University of British Columbia, BSA
Purdue University, MS University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD |
| Partner | Evangeline Alderman |
| Children | Ann, Kathryn, Peggy, Mary, and Edward |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant pathology |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | (1934) |
| Doctoral advisor | James G. Dickson |
Cecil Edmund Yarwood (1908–1981) was an American-Canadian plant pathologist whose work focused on obligate parasites of plants, viruses, and conditions that predisposed plants to infections. He is considered an authority on rust (fungus) and powdery mildew.