Obituary: We mourn the departure of “Floyd” Zaiger , probably the most famous stone fruit breeder of the last century
Chris “Floyd” Zaiger (born in 1926) was one of the world’s most important stone fruit breeders of the 20th century. Trained as a biologist, he initially worked with F.W. Anderson (pioneer of modern peach breeding) from 1956 to 1957, …