Stanisław Zagaja

Stanisław Zagaja
Born	(1925-05-11)11 May 1925 Szczurowa, Poland
Died	17 December 2004(2004-12-17) (aged 79) Skierniewice, Poland
Academic work
Discipline	Botany
Sub-discipline	Pomology
Institutions	Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture

Stanisław Wojciech Zagaja (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲis.waf zaˈɡa.ja]; 11 May 1925 in Szczurowa, Poland – 17 December 2004 in Skierniewice, Poland) was a Polish pomologist, grower of orchard plants. Professor (since 1963) and director (since 1984) of the Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture in Skierniewice, member of Polish Academy of Sciences since 1983.

His research was focused on fruit tree breeding, selection and seed physiology as well as working with apple vegetative rootstocks, and hybrids of peach and cherry.

Books

• Zagaja, Stanisław (1975). Uprawa wiśni: instrukcja uprawowa do umowy kontraktacyjnej (in Polish) (1st ed.). Warsaw: Zakład Wydawnictw CRS. OCLC 749207922.

References

• "Zagaja Stanisław". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
• "Zagaja Stanisław". WIEM Encyclopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 18 June 2007.