Olavo José Boock, Brazilian agronomist (São Paulo 28 March 1915 – Campinas, São Paulo State 09 August 2004)

Published circa 100 papers related to potato culture and breeding

Created Aracy variety (IAC-2) that became international standard of resistance to Alternaria solani, fungus causating “pinta preta” disease (1951)

Described witches broom of cassava

With R.D. Gonçalves & E.S. Normanha. O “superbrotamento” ou “envassouramento” da mandioca (1942) 

With L.G.E. Lordello & A.P.L. Zamith described the valid nematode species Nacobbus bolivianus and Pratylenchus andinus (1961)