An Early Cotton Breeding Giant: Jacob Osborne Ware (1888-1977)

Dr. J.O. Ware was not the first cotton breeder at the University of Arkansas (UA), but was the first to establish a legacy that remains today.  Arkansas and the cotton industry are heavily in debt to early researchers like Dr. Ware who paved the way for us.  This presentation will summarize Dr. Ware’s career and will make comparisons between his program and our current UA cotton breeding program.