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Davies, John Griffiths (1904 - 1969)

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Agricultural scientist

Born: 10 May 1904 Aberystwyth, Wales. Died: 15 March 1969 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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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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 ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 26 July 2006

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