Joan Dingley | |
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| Born | 14 May 1916 |
| Died | 1 January 2008 (aged 91) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Awards | Honorary DSc of Massey University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant pathology and taxonomic mycology |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Dingley |
Joan Marjorie Dingley OBE (14 May 1916 – 1 January 2008)[2] was one of the pioneer women of New Zealand science. She worked for the DSIR Plant Diseases Division from 1941 to 1976, becoming the head of mycology. She was a major research scientist in New Zealand for both laboratory and field-based plant pathology, and for taxonomic mycology.
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