Leonardo Crespo Herrera is a bread wheat improvement scientist with CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program, based in Mexico.
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In Memory of Leonardo Crespo
Leonardo Crespo Herrera, a respected scientist in wheat research, made significant contributions to agricultural innovation and collaboration, leaving a lasting influence in the field
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