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Frederick John Pritchard

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Frederick John Pritchard (died January 13, 1931) was an American plant scientist. He was a senior plant physiologist at the United States Department of Agriculture. He developed many disease resistant varieties of tomato.[1][2][3]

The standard author abbreviation F.J.Pritch. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

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  1. ^ "Dr. Frederick J. Pritchard -- Seedsmen.org". www.saveseeds.org.
  2. ^ Times, Special to The New York (January 15, 1931). "DR. F. J. PRITCHARD, SCIENTIST, DEAD; Was Senior Physiologist of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. WON FAME WITH TOMATOES Developed in Florida Varleties Immune to the Destructive"Wilt" Disease" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ Magazine, Smithsonian; PLACEHOLDER, REPRINT AUTHOR. "How Campbell Soup Turned New Jersey Into a Tomato-Growing State". Smithsonian Magazine.
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  F.J.Pritch.
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