Elwin Orton is a plant biologist known for his contributions in plant breeding techniques.[1] He is known for saving the U.S. Dogwood plant through introduction of new pet-resistant hybrids,[2] for which some were consequently named after him.[3][4] His plant breeding work and conservation was recently recognized in the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame.[5] Orton is currently a Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University, where he teaches plant biology.[6] Orton holds 15 patents in dogwood and holly plant hybrid development.[1]
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