Elwin Orton is a plant biologist known for his contributions in plant breeding techniques. He is known for saving the U.S. Dogwood plant through introduction of new pet-resistant hybrids, for which some were consequently named after him. His plant breeding work and conservation was recently recognized in the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame. Orton is currently a Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University, where he teaches plant biology. Orton holds 15 patents in dogwood and holly plant hybrid development.
Education
Orton holds a B.A. in horticulture from Penn State (1952), an M.A. in horticulture from Ohio State (1954), and a Ph.D. in plant genetics from the University of Wisconsin (1960).
References
- ^ "Elwin R. Orton Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- Raver, Anne (1999-11-21). "CUTTINGS; A Breeder Recalls the Majestic Dogwood to Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- "Rutgers-bred Dogwood Hybrids Formally Named After Legendary Breeder Elwin Orton and Rutgers University". Newsroom. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- Mattera, Robert; Molnar, Thomas; Struwe, Lena (2015). "Cornus×elwinortonii and Cornus×rutgersensis (Cornaceae), new names for two artificially produced hybrids of big-bracted dogwoods". PhytoKeys (55): 93–111. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.55.9112. PMC 4547027. PMID 26312045.
- "2012 Awardees". NJ Inventors Hall of Fame 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- "Dr Elwin Orton Department of Plant Biology at Rutgers SEBS". plantbiology.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- "Rutgers Plant Breeder Elwin Orton Inducted into NJ Inventors Hall of Fame". Newsroom. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
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