1970 H. C. Smith

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CollectionBledisloe Medal RecipientsDescriptionA portrait of H. C. Smith(1947-49 MAgrSc, PhD(Cantab)), the Bledsloe Medallist, 1970. He joined Plant Diseases Division DSIR and later did postgraduate research at Cambridge University and in the Plant Research Institute, Canada. In 1964 Mr Smith became a divisional director in the DSIR, heading the Crop Research Division, Lincoln. As a plant pathologist he completed outstanding original work and published research papers that have received international attention. He made original discoveries regarding aspects of some diseases in brassica crops (dry rot) and wheat (yellow dwarf virus). As Director Crop Research Division, he led New Zealand’s breeding programme on field crops. Worked on secondment on crop problems in Samoa and was the initial director of a plant research centre developed in Singapore under New Zealand Government sponsorship. Past President New Zealand Institute of Agricultural Science.PersonH. C. SmithDate2012KeywordsBledisloe MedalawardsAlumniPlant Diseases DivisionUniversity of CambridgeNew Zealand Institute of AgricultureFilename1970 Smith H CSourceBledisloe and Alumni International Medal Recipients 1930 - 2012Item Reference0000814

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1970 H. C. Smith