Chris "Floyd" Zaiger (April 26, 1926 - June 2, 2020) was a fruit breeder particularly known for hybrid development of stone fruit and numerous plant patents. Zaiger founded Zaiger's Genetics, a fruit-breeding business in Modesto, California, which is now an international business selling cultivars and hybrids. Zaiger developed varieties such as the pluot, and has been called "the most prolific stone fruit breeder in the modern era."
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1926 Nebraska
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2 June 2020 (aged 93) Modesto, California
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