Ramon Barba

Ramon Cabanos Barba (August 31, 1939 – October 10, 2021) was a Filipino inventor and horticulturist. He was best known for inventing a way to create more flowers in mango trees using ethrel and potassium nitrate. He was honored as a National Scientist of the Philippines in June 2014. Barba was born in San Nicolas, Philippines. 
Barba died on October 10, 2021 at the age of 82.