Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences Plant Biology Department John R. Laughnan Papers Finding Aid Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences Plant Biology Department John R. Laughnan Papers Finding Aid Title: John R. Laughnan Papers, 1953-2012
ID: 15/4/30
Primary Creator: Laughnan, John R. (John Raphael) (1919-1994) (1919-1994)
Extent: 0.3 cubic feet
Date Acquired: 02/20/2020
Subjects: Agronomy, Agronomy Department, Botany, Botany Department, Corn, Corn Breeding, Genetics and Development Department, Maize Genetics, Plant Genetics
Languages: English
Papers of John Raphael Laughnan (1919-1994), Professor of Botany (1948-1954, 1955-1976), Botany Department Head (1955-1959, 1963-1965), Professor of Plant Genetics (1951-1954, 1959-1967, 1969-1990), Professor of Genetics and Development (1976-1984), and Professor of Plant Biology (1984-1990), including correspondence to and from Laughnan, publications, and publicity concerning development, cultivation, and dissemination of shrunken-2 genotype maize, also known as "Super-Sweet corn"; conference presentations; economic and agricultural impact of Super-Sweet corn in the United States and abroad; and the erection of a bronze marker on the University of Illinois campus commemorating the development of Super-Sweet corn. This series also includes a commemorative ribbon printed with "Super Sweet Corn."
Agronomy
Agronomy Department
Botany
Botany Department
Corn
Corn Breeding
Genetics and Development Department
Maize Genetics
Plant Genetics
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1504030.pdf
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