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Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist and geneticist (born 1887)

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Nikolai Vavilov

Russian botanist and geneticist (1887–1943)

Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist and geneticist who identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants. His research focused on improvement of wheat, maize and other cereal crops.
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January 26

Day of the year

January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 339 days remain until the end of the year.
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