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Floyd Zaiger
BornApril 26, 1926 (1926-04-26)
Kennard, Nebraska
DiedJune 2, 2020(2020-06-02) (aged 94)
Modesto, California
Alma materUC Davis
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, pomology, fruit hybridizing
InstitutionsZaiger's Genetics

Chris "Floyd" Zaiger (April 26, 1926 – June 2, 2020) was a fruit breeder particularly known for hybrid development of stone fruit and numerous plant patents. Zaiger founded Zaiger's Genetics, a fruit-breeding business in Modesto, California, which is now an international business selling cultivars and hybrids.[1] Zaiger developed varieties such as the pluot, and has been called "the most prolific stone fruit breeder in the modern era."[2]

  1. ^ Adler, Carlye (December 1, 2004). "Designer Fruit". CNN. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  2. ^ Raquel Maria Dillon (October 22, 2010). "California breeder keeps perfecting peaches, plums". Associated Press.

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