Background
Martinez-Racines, Cesar P. was born on September 2, 1943 in Cienaga, Magdalena, Colombia. Son of Numa P. Martinez and Elsa Racines.
Agricultural products researcher
Martinez-Racines, Cesar P. was born on September 2, 1943 in Cienaga, Magdalena, Colombia. Son of Numa P. Martinez and Elsa Racines.
Bachelor in Agriculture, National U. Palmira, 1966; Master in Plant Breeding, U. Philipines, Los Baños, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Breeding, Oregon State University, 1976.
Assistant rice breeder, Colombian Agricultural Institute, Palmira, 1967-1981; rice breeder, International Center Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia, since 1981. Consultant Empresa Brasilera de Pesquisas/Centro Nacional de Pesquisas Arroz y Feijao, Goiania, Brazil, 1981. With Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1990-1991.
Member Crop Science Society American, Asiava Asosiacion Colombiana Ingenieros Agronomos, Sigma Xi.
Married Myriam Marulanda, June 9, 1972. Children: Isabel Cristina, Claudia Patricia, Paulo Cesar, Carolina.