| Dioscoro L. Umali | |
| Order: | 7th Dean of |
| Office: | University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Agriculture and Food Science |
| Term Start: | 1959 |
| Term End: | 1969 |
| Predecessor: | Leopoldo B. Uichanco |
| Successor: | Faustino T. Orillo |
| Order1: | 1st Director of the |
| Office1: | Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture |
| Term Start1: | 1967 |
| Term End1: | 1971 |
| Predecessor1: | Position established |
| Successor1: | Jose D. Drilon |
| Birth Name: | Dioscoro L. Umali |
| Birth Place: | Binan Laguna Philippines |
| Birth Date: | November 17, 1917 |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Spouse: | Zenaida Lopez-Umali |
| Occupation: | Agriculturist |
| Known For: | Plant breeding |
| Awards: | National Scientist of the Philippines |
Dioscoro Lopez Umali (November 17, 1917 - July 1, 1992) was a Filipino agriculturalist and National Scientist of the Philippines awardee, known as "the Father of Philippine Plant Breeding."[1] [2] [3] He was awarded several international honors and distinctions for his outstanding achievements and improvements of rice, corn and other economic plants. The International Rice Research Institute named a laboratory in his honor.[4]
Umali died on July 1, 1992, at the Makati Medical Center.[5]