| The society that almost wasn't: issues of professional identity and the creation of the American Phytopathological Society in 1908. | |
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PMID: 19968545 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The creation of The American Phytopathological Society (APS) in 1908 was a response to the developing professionalism in the biological and agricultural sciences in the United States between 1880 and 1920. During this period, a new generation of plant pathologists emerged in the United States Department of Agriculture, agricultural colleges, and state agricultural experiment stations with a methodological and theoretical framework to determine the cause and nature of disease and make control recommendations based on experimental evidence. These plant pathologists, in turn, became eager to establish a professional identity, for some an identity separate from traditional botany and mycology. For these scientists, the goal would be facilitated by establishing a new society for plant pathologists. The story of the creation of APS is best understood within the nature of the ensuing debates over identity and the merits of forming a new society among its first generation of scientists. |
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Authors:
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Paul D Peterson; Karen-Beth G Scholthof |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Phytopathology Volume: 100 ISSN: 0031-949X ISO Abbreviation: Phytopathology Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-12-08 Completed Date: 2010-03-18 Revised Date: 2011-01-27 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9427222 Medline TA: Phytopathology Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 14-20 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plants Sciences, Pee Dee Research & Education Center, Clemson University, Florence, SC 29506-9706, USA. |
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History, 20th Century Plant Diseases* Societies, Scientific / history* United States |
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