Thursday, September 25, 2008

Pedro Escuro

Filipino scientist, Dr. Pedro Escuro is most famous for his isolation of nine "seed Council" varieties of rice, down to their commercial release.

In Pedro Escuro rice varieties are: Milpal 4, HBD-2, Azmil 26 and C-22 and C-18, C4-63, C4-137, C-168 and C-12.
Pedro Escuro - Awards

* Pedro Escuro has been awarded two hours Presidential Awards from the Philippines from 1967 presidential plate of Merit for outstanding Achievements in rice improvement and Rizal Pro Patras award for outstanding contribution to the cultivation of rice and genetics.
* In 1973, Pedro Escuro received a Distinguished University of professorial Philippines award in agriculture and D. Sc. Honoris Causa in 1974.
* In 1974, Pedro Escuro Ayala won the award in agricultural science.

Pedro Escuro - Background

* Born: August 2.1923
* Dr genetics and plant breeding
* BSA (Agronomicheski), University of the Philippines Los Banos 1952
* Dr (Genetics and Plant Breeding), University of Minnesota, 1959

Filipino scientists

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