Person

Reid, Peter Ewan (1952 - )

Born: 1952
Lowood, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Agricultural scientist and Plant breeder

Summary

Peter Ewan Reid is an agricultural scientist who's area of specialisation is cotton variety breeding for better insect and disease resistance. In the late 1970s and 1980s he had a large part in the development of species specifically for the Australian climate, to compete with the other breeds available at the time that were mainly bred in the United States and were inappropriate and unsuccessful in Australian climatic conditions.

Details

Chronology

1975: Education - Degree in Agricultural Science, University of Queensland
1976: Career event - Commenced research with the CSIRO Cotton Research Unit, Narrabri, New South Wales
1993: Award - ACGRA Cotton Researcher of the Year
2004: Award - Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Award
2005: Award - Co-recipient, Australian Government Prize for Rural Innovation
2007: Career event - Retired from the CSIRO

Published resources

Resources

'Reid, Peter Ewan (1952-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514358. Details

Resource Sections

Ward, C., 'Peter Ewan Reid', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Reid-Peter-Ewan. Details

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Created: 4 May 2012, Last modified: 18 March 2013

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