Walter A. Gentner collection, 1952-1988
1952-1988
Gentner, Walter A.
The Walter A. Gentner Collection contains research manuscripts, photographs, award plaques and certificates, framed artifacts, paintings, and memorabilia related to Gentner's career as a plant physiologist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Weed Science Laboratory.
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United states; Manuscripts; Plant physiologists
Language
English
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Walter A. Gentner Collection. Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library.
Dr. Walter A. Gentner, Jr. (1922-2011) joined the USDA in 1955. As a plant physiologist and laboratory leader, he evaluated chemicals for herbicidal properties and developed chemical guidelines designed to improve the safety and effectiveness of herbicides. Beginning in 1971, he became involved with studies of the chemical control of narcotic plants. He served on the United Nations Division of Narcotic Drugs Team, and was a National Technical Advisor on Narcotics. Dr. Gentner was the Supervisory Plant Physiologist and Laboratory Chief of the Weed Science Laboratory at Beltsville, Maryland. He retired from USDA in 1988.
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Mixed Material; Monograph; Book; Text
2024-02-27
2025-07-19
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