GMOs

Valentine remembered for visionary thinking that transformed agriculture

The man who pioneered the field of genetic engineering for food crops has died. Raymond Carlyle Valentine, professor in the former Department of Agronomy and Range Science at UC Davis, was a visionary scientist who found new ways to increase crop yield and link academic research with commercial potential. He died March 9 in Davis, at the age of 86.

A celebration of life is planned for 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road, just west of Davis.