Luther Burbank Biography

Luther Burbank biography

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NAME: Luther Burbank
OCCUPATION: Botanist, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: March 07, 1849
DEATH DATE: April 11, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lancaster, Massachusetts
PLACE OF DEATH: Santa Rosa, California

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Luther Burbank was a plant breeder whose methods have led to advances in modern genetic study.

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Luther Burbank purchased a 17-acre tract and began a 55-year plant-breeding career that almost immediately saw the development of the Burbank potato. Selling the rights to the potato, he settled in California, where he established a nursery garden, greenhouse and experimental farms that were to become famous throughout the world and developed more than 800 new strains and varieties of plants.

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