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Neergaard was training in seed pathology at the [[Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University]] in [[Copenhagen, Denmark]] (B.Sc., 1932; Ph.D., 1935; Sc.D, 1945). He served as director of the Danish Government Institute of Seed Pathology for Developing Countries in Copenhagen. From 1956 to 1974 he served as the chairman of the Plant Disease Committee of the [[International Seed Testing Association]] (ISTA). During his tenure as the chair of the ISTA, he helped standardize methods for detecting seed-borne fungi.
Neergaard authored a two-volume text entitled ''Seed Pathology'' (1977), that focused on a wide variety of seed pathology issues, ranging from the economic significance of seed-borne diseases to the assessment of seed-borne inoculum. It has served as a reference and teaching standard for the science of seed pathology throughout the world. Along with Mary Noble and Jo deTempe, he produced ''Annotated List of Seed-borne Diseases'' (4th edition, ISTA
Neergard was a professor at universities in [[Beirut]] ([[Lebanon]]) and [[Mysore]] ([[Karnataka, India]]). and was a member of several national academies and international societies.
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==Selected works==
*''Seed Pathology'' (John Wiley & Sons, 1977)
*''Annotated List of Seed-borne Diseases'' (4th edition, ISTA
*''1.-15. Årsberetning fra J. E. Ohlsens Enkes plantepatologiske laboratorium''.
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