Tatyana Yakovlevna Serebryakova: a forgotten hemp expert
https://doi.org/10.30901/2227-8834-2021-4-166-171
Abstract
Tatyana Yakovlevna Serebryakova (1893-?) conducted taxonomic research on Cannabis sativa L. for 20 years. She published important papers and a book on the subject. Next to every great man stands a great woman, and Serebryakova was Vavilov’s hemp expert. Yet her biography has never been written, and many details are lost. We have reconstructed her history based on historical archives, her publications, and her-barium specimen labels. Highlights of her scientific contributions are presented.
Supporting agencies: For researching St. Petersburg archives and making great improvements in this article, the author thanks Elena Sokolova, scientific editor, and Anton Krylov, editor/translator. The author thanks the reviewers for their contribution to the peer review of this work.
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McPartland J.M. Tatyana Yakovlevna Serebryakova: a forgotten hemp expert. Proceedings on applied botany, genetics and breeding. 2021;182(4):166-171. https://doi.org/10.30901/2227-8834-2021-4-166-171
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