Keith Downey (agricultural scientist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian biologist
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Place of Birth: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Keith Downey (agricultural scientist)
- Richard Keith Downey, (born January 26, 1927) is a Canadian agricultural scientist and, as one of the originators of canola, became known as the "Father of Canola". Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, In 1951 he received a B.S.A.
- and in 1952 a M.Sc.
- from the University of Saskatchewan.
- He received his Ph.D.
- from Cornell University in 1961.
- In 1951 he started working for Agriculture Canada, becoming in 1993 a Senior Research Scientist Emeritus.
- In 1993, he started his own firm and is President of Canoglobe Consulting Inc.He worked with Baldur Stefansson to develop a variety of rapeseed that could be used as an edible oil.
- This is known as canola and is one of Canada’s top edible oils and one of the largest oilseed crops in the world.
- He is the breeder and co-breeder of 13 rapeseed/canola varieties and five condiment mustard varieties. In 1998, "Downey Street" at a research and development park in Saskatoon was named in his honour.
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