Biographical entry Davies, John Griffiths (1904 - 1969)

Summary

John Griffiths Davies became the first head of pasture research for CSIRO Division of Plant Industry in 1938. He moved to Brisbane in 1952 to take charge of what was to become the new Division of Tropical Pastures. His research was involved with tropical legumes that would grow in Queensland's nitrogen deficient soils and allow stock levels to be increased.

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Published resources

Book Sections

• Humphreys, L. R., 'Davies, John Griffiths (1904-1969), Agricultural Scientist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 13, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1993, pp. 581-583. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130647b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• 'Obituary: Dr. J. Griffiths Davies', Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, vol. 35, no. 2, 1969, pp. 135-136. Details
• Hutton, E. M., 'Obituary: John Griffiths Davies', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 32, no. 2, 1969, pp. 45-47. Details
• Moore, R. M., 'John Griffiths Davies (1904-69) - an epitaph in grass [includes list of publications]', Tropical Grasslands, vol. 4, no. 1, 1970, pp. 1-6. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Davies, John Griffiths', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467461. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003480. Details