James Gordon Horsfall was an American biologist, plant pathologist and agriculturist. The New York Times described Horsfall as a leading plant pathologist. He served as director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven from 1948 to 1971.
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Defining ContributionDiscovered several organic fungicides that changed how crop fungus diseases are treated worldwide; directed the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station from 1948 to 1971. 1 In the Other Atlases
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James Gordon Horsfall (January 9, 1905, March 22, 1995) was an American biologist, plant pathologist, and agriculturist.
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Horsfall was most noted for the discovery of several organic fungicides which changed the way crops' fungus diseases are treated worldwide.
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