James Lorbeer, onion and vegetable pathologist, dies at 91
January 25, 2024
January 25, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Jan. 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
James W. Lorbeer, whose research on diseases of onion and other vegetables grown in organic soils aided growers in New York state and around the world, died Oct. 5, 2023, in Ithaca. A professor emeritus of plant pathology, Lorbeer was 91.
Lorbeer was born and raised on his family's citrus farm in Ventura County, California, and his upbringing affected his research direction, said Gary Bergstrom, . . .
James W. Lorbeer, whose research on diseases of onion and other vegetables grown in organic soils aided growers in New York state and around the world, died Oct. 5, 2023, in Ithaca. A professor emeritus of plant pathology, Lorbeer was 91.
Lorbeer was born and raised on his family's citrus farm in Ventura County, California, and his upbringing affected his research direction, said Gary Bergstrom, . . .