| 词条 | Dennis Gonsalves |
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| honorific_prefix = Dr | name = Dennis Gonsalves | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = | workplaces = | patrons = | education = PhD in plant pathology[1] | alma_mater = University of Hawaii University of California, Davis | thesis_title = | thesis_url = | thesis_year = | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = Research on mechanisms of virus infection and strategies for developing plants resistant to them | influences = Dr. Eduardo Trujillo | influenced = | awards = Humboldt Prize Agriculture Research Service Science Hall of Fame Presidential Distinguished Rank Award | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = | partner = | children = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }}Dennis Gonsalves (born 1943) is an American phytopathologist. He has created with his team a virus-resistant Papaya's called SunUp and Rainbow,[1] this was to rescue the Papaya growing industry in Hawaii from the devastating effects of the papaya ringspot virus that hit in the late 1990s.[2][3] LifeGonsalves grew up on a sugar plantation in Kohala, Hawaii.[1] He studied horticulture ( BS, 1965) and phytopathology at the University of Hawaii. His doctorate was in 1968 at the University of California, Davis. From 1972 to 1977 he worked at the University of Florida and from 1977 to 2002 at Cornell University, where he became a professor in 1995. Since 2002 he was the director of a USDA research center in Hilo and is now retired.[2] WorkGonsalves researched plant viruses. His work on virus-resistant plants, in particular the creation of a Papaya with resistance to the Papaya Ringspot virus, is recognized worldwide and has received several awards. His Rainbow papaya makes up about 77 percent of the Hawaii's crop,[2] funded by USAID, he helped develop locally adapted papaya varieties for Venezuela, Jamaica, Brazil, Africa, and Bangladesh.[1] Awards
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References1. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.biofortified.org/2012/06/rainbow/|title=The man behind the Rainbow – Biology Fortified, Inc.|date=June 21, 2012|work=Biology Fortified, Inc.|access-date=7 August 2017}} 2. ^1 2 {{Cite news|url=http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/sections/news/local-news/papaya-gmo-success-story.html|title=Papaya: A GMO success story|work=Hawaii Tribune-Herald|access-date=7 August 2017}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/06/is-genetic-engineering-always-a-bad-thing-jennifer-mo/|title=Is Genetic Engineering Always a Bad Thing? ~ Jennifer Mo|work=Elephant Journal|access-date=7 August 2017}} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.caes.ucdavis.edu/connect/events/college-celebration/recipients/2007-award-of-distinction-recipients|title=2007 Award of Distinction Recipients – UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences|last=Cheung|first=Debra|website=caes.ucdavis.edu|access-date=7 August 2017}} External links
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