摘要：",V,lilliam Jasper Spillman (1863-1931) received bachelor's and W master's degrees in the 1880s, and an honorary doctorate in 1910, all from the University of Missouri. He was trained in both mathematics and agriculture and, early in his career, became noted for his studies in plant breeding at Washington State University. Due to his competence in genetics, the U.S. Department of Agriculture employed Spillman in 1902 as head of grass and forage plant investigations.
