Person

Samuel, Geoffrey

Occupation
Soil scientist

Summary

Geoffrey Samuel, with Clarence Piper (qv), recorded the first trace element deficiency, that of manganese in the black soils on which oats were being grown near Mount Gambier in South Australia (1929). He also studied diseases in tomatoes.

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Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Geering, Andrew D. W., 'The discovery of tomato spotted wilt disease', Historical records of Australian science, 35 (2) (2024), 190-7. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR23015. Details
  • Samuel, G., Bald, J. G., and Pittman, H. A. J., 'Investigations on 'spotted wilt' of tomatoes', Council for Scientific and Industrial Research bulletin, 44 (1930), 1-64. Details

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See also

Rosanne Walker

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