Alma May Waterman

Alma May Waterman (1893-1977) was an American botanist, mycologist, and plant pathologist noted for studying diseases of shade and ornamental trees, as well as diseases of roses.^[1]^[2]^[3] She did research on Septoria cankers, specifically that affect poplar trees, in the 1950s^[4]. The standard author abbreviation Waterman is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[5]

Works

Waterman, Alma May (1932). Rose Diseases: Their Causes and Control. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
Marshall, Rush Porter; Waterman, Alma May (1948). Common Diseases of Important Shade Trees. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
Waterman, Alma May (1954). Septoria canker of poplars in the United States. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
Waterman, Alma May (1954). Surface Sterilization of Hybrid Poplar Cuttings. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

^ Waterman, Edgar Francis (1954). The Waterman family. E.F. Waterman. pp. 335–336. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "Alma May Waterman". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ Brown alumni monthly. Brown University. August 1977. p. 44.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Waterman, Alma M. 1893- (1954). Septoria canker of poplars in the United States. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ International Plant Names Index. Waterman.

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