Alternate Name:

Toro, R. A.  Search this

Toro, Rafael  Search this

Forename:

Rafael  Search this

Middle Initial:

Andrés  Search this

Surname:

Toro  Search this

Occupation:

Botanists

Record type:

Personal name

Birth Date:

1897

Biographical History:

Rafael Andres Toro was a Puerto Rican botanist who collected plants in South America as well as Puerto Rico circa 1927-1930. His specialties were mycology and phytopathology. Toro studied plant diseases and their management and transmission, focusing on important crop plants such as banana, coconut palm, cotton and onions. He was a Phytopathology assistant in the Agricultural Experimental Station in Rio Piedras.

Source:

Library of Congress. NACO. Control Number: no 94024102

Toro, Rafael Andrés (1897-). In JStor Plant Science. Accessed April 9, 2012 at http://plants.jstor.org/person/bm000078890

Related entities:

University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus). Agricultural Experiment Station: He was a Phytopathology assistant in the Agricultural Experimental Station in Rio Piedras.

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University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus). Agricultural Experiment Station

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Toro, Rafael A. (Rafael Andrés), 1897-

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:auth_per_fbr_EACP548