Ron Petersen

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Ron Petersen
Born1934 (age 90–91)
Alma materColumbia University (Ph.D., 1961) [1]
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
InstitutionsUniversity of Tennessee
Author abbrev. (botany) R.H.Petersen

Ronald H. Petersen, more commonly known as Ron Petersen, born in 1934, is a mycologist and professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee [2] known for his work on chanterelle mushrooms and the genus Flammulina. [3]

The standard author abbreviation R.H.Petersen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [4]

He was the editor-in-chief of the journal Mycologia from 1986 to 1990.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ronald Petersen". The University of Tennessee Knoxville: Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "UT Knoxville | Mycology Lab". Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ron H. Petersen". Mushroom: The Journal of Wild Mushrooming. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  R.H.Petersen.



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