Person
Davidson, James (1932 - )
- Born
- 1932
- Occupation
- Agricultural scientist, Agronomist and Plant breeder
Summary
James Davidson is an agronomist expert in soil profiles and pasture management. He is known for developing new breeds of wheat that were designed to adapt to the previously un-profitable high rainfall zone. The new breeds, including Lawson, Paterson, Gordon, Tennant, Brennan and Dennis varieties were more resistant to diseases, including the previously devastating Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus.
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Davidson, James (1932-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1508920. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'James Davidson', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Davidson-James. Details
Rebecca Rigby
Created: 23 February 2012, Last modified: 3 October 2012