"Luther Burbank (7 March 1849 – 11 April 1926) [1] was an American botanist, horticulturist and a pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career. Burbank's varied creations included fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables. He developed a spineless cactus (useful for cattle-feed) and the plumcot. Burbank's most successful strains and varieties include the Shasta daisy, the Fire poppy, the July Elberta peach, the Santa Rosa plum, the Flaming Gold nectarine, the Wickson plum, the Freestone peach, and the white blackberry. A natural genetic variant of the Burbank potato with russet-colored skin later became known as the Russet Burbank potato. This large, brown-skinned, white-fleshed potato has become the world's predominant potato in food processing." pstp ag - Thomas Page

Luther Burbank and the 'Garden of Invention' http://www.sciencefriday.com/program... - Thomas Page

Luther Burbank: his methods and discoveries and their practical application http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collect... via http://friendfeed.com/gardeni... [ 2 -2 Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries, Their Practical Application http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page

When Apricot Met Plum... In the Search for Perfect Fruit, Breeders Create Odd, New Hybrids http://online.wsj.com/article... - Thomas Page

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Some of the earliest experiments in selective plant breeding were conducted around the turn of the 20th century by pioneering horticulturist Luther Burbank, who developed the first plumcot (a 50/50 plum-apricot hybrid) and the Santa Rosa plum, as well as hundreds of other varieties of fruits and vegetables, on his farm in Sebastopol. While the plumcot was too delicate for commercial success, Burbank broke new ground and planted the seeds for breeders to come. http://www.cuesa.org/article... , http://www.yumsugar.com/What-Di... - Thomas Page

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