Keith Downey
Male, Person
1927 –
Who is Keith Downey?
Richard Keith Downey, OC FRSC is a Canadian agricultural scientist and, as one of the originators of canola, became known as the "Father of Canola".
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, In 1951 he received a B.S.A. and in 1952 a M.Sc. from the University of Saskatchewan. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1961. In 1951 he started working for Agriculture Canada, becoming in 1993 a Senior Research Scientist Emeritus. In 1993, he started his own firm and is President of Canoglobe Consulting Inc.
He worked with Baldur Stefansson to develop a variety of rapeseed that could be used as an edible oil. This is known as canola and is one of Canada’s top edible oils and one of the largest oilseed crops in the world. He is the breeder and co-breeder of 13 rapeseed/canola varieties and five condiment mustard varieties.
In 1998, "Downey Street" at a research and development park in Saskatoon was named in his honour.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1927
Saskatoon - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Cornell University
- Lived in
- Saskatoon
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on July 23, 2013
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