Yo Takenaka Japanese Botanist
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| Birthday |
7th November, 1903
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| Died |
18th March, 1966
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
Japanese
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| Occupation |
Botanist
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Yo Takenaka (竹中 要 Takenaka Yō, 1903–1966) was a Japanese plant geneticist and a Professor of Department of Cell Genetics, National Institute of Genetics. He is notable for researching the phylogenetic classification of cherry blossom. He discovered that Prunus × yedoensis is a crossbreed of two wild species of Japanese cherry; Prunus spachiana forma ascendens (Edo higan) and Prunus speciosa (Oshima zakura) by crossing experiments. He was also known as a researcher on Japanese morning glory and Nicotiana.
