Jacquelin Smith Cooley

Jacquelin Smith Cooley
BornJuly 24, 1883
DiedJuly 8, 1965
NationalityAmerican
EducationA.B., Randolph-Macon College, M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Washington University, Doctor of Philosophy in Botany
Known forBotany

Jacquelin Smith Cooley (July 24, 1883 – July 8, 1965) was a botanist and pathologist with an expertise in the study of fungi, lichen, and spermatophytes.[1][2]

Cooley received an A.B. from Randolph-Macon College and M.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Cooley was awarded a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.[3]

Cooley was a long-time member of the Botanical Society.[3] Cooley was once a pathologist in the Bureau of Plant Industry with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.,[4] and worked there for 37 years, later retiring in 1951 (though Cooley continued to be active in botanical interests).[3]

Research and publications

  • 1922 Botanical Specimen[5]
  • 1924 Botanical Specimen[6]
  • A Study of the Physiological Relations of Sclerotinia cinerea (Bon.)[7]
  • Control of Botrytis rot of pears with chemically treated wrappers[8]
  • Diseases of apples in storage[9]
  • Foliage diseases of the apple: Report on spraying experiments in 1910 and 1911[10]
  • Preventing black rot losses in sweet potatoes[11]

References

  1. ^ "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Washington University Record.
  3. ^ a b c "Plant Science Bulletin, 1966, Volume 12, Issue 1". botany.org. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Archives | Science (Volume 67)". science.sciencemag.org. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Cooley, J. S. (January 1, 1914). "A Study of the Physiological Relations of Sclerotinia cinerea (Bon.) Schroter". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 1 (3): 291–326. doi:10.2307/2990078. hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t2697sd4s. JSTOR 2990078.
  8. ^ Cooley, J. S. 1883-. (1931). Control of Botrytis rot of pears with chemically treated wrappers. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
  9. ^ Brooks, C. (1920). Diseases of apples in storage. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
  10. ^ Reed, H. S. 1876-. (1912). Foliage diseases of the apple: report on spraying experiments in 1910 and 1911. Blacksburg, Va.: Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Agricultural Experiment Station.
  11. ^ Cooley, J. S. 1883-. (1950). Preventing black rot losses in sweet potatoes. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.


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