Cecil Salmon

Cecil Salmon

Samuel Cecil Salmon (1885-1975) was an agronomist who was attached to the American occupying forces in Japan after World War II. He worked for the Agricultural Research Service and during his time in Japan, Salmon collected wheat samples and found a dwarf strain which came to be called Norin 10 and which later triggered the Green Revolution.

Biography

Salmon was born in South Dakota and received a B.S. degree from South Dakota State University, a M.S. degree from Kansas State University and a Ph.D. degreefrom the University of Minnesota.

He taught and conducted research on wheat production at Kansas State from 1913 to 1931. In 1931, he became Principal Agronomist in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) "Office of Cereal Crops and Diseases".

While serving as the cereal crops consultant with the U.S. Army of Occupation in Japan after World War II, Salmon noted the vigorous, productive semi-dwarf wheats grown in that country. He collected 16 varieties and sent seeds of the wheats, including ‘Norin 10,’ to the USDA Small Grains Collection.

These seeds were used by Orville Vogel at Washington State University to develop the variety ‘Gaines,’ which holds the world record for wheat yields, and was used by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico to develop the varieties that started the Green Revolution.

Salmon went on to serve two years in the Philippines helping to rehabilitate the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture at Los Baños (UPLB) and undertook four tours with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

He co-authored several books on experimental design in agricultural research including "The principles and practice of agricultural research", published by L. Hill in 1964.

ee also

*Green Revolution

References

* [http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/misc2/AGRON.pdf Some Contributions of K-State Agronomists to World Agriculture During the 20th Century]
* [http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/timeline/green.htm Story of the "Green Revolution" including the contribution by Cecil Salmon]
* [http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_VPNPPGN Ears of plenty: The story of wheat] , The Economist, Dec 20th 2005


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