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Aitken, Yvonne (1911 - 2004)

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Agricultural scientist

Born: 17 October 1911 Horsham, Victoria, Australia. Died: 29 November 2004.

Yvonne Aitken was a graduate of agricultural studies at the University of Melbourne who made major contributions to the science of plant breading. Her work has focused on the factors which control or influence the rate of reproductive development in common agricultural crops. Her goal, along with others in the field, is to produce a greater range of consumable crops for people and animals. This research resulted in the production of several publications including her 1974 book "Flowering, Time, Climate and Genotype". Aitken was also an avid artist, making pictorial records of her work and field explorations.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1936 Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1939 Master of Agricultural Science (MAgSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1945 - 1957 Lecturer at the University of Melbourne
1955 Study leave
1957 - 1974? Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne
1963 Study leave in North America
1970 Study leave in Peru, Mexico and Alaska
1970 Doctor of Agricultural Science (DAgSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1974 Flowering, Time, Climate and Genotype, published by Melbourne University Press
1975 - c. 1976 Reader in Agronomy at the University of Melbourne
c. 1976 Honorary Senior Associate of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Melbourne (now the Institute of Land and Food Resources)
1981 - 1989 Fellow of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science (FAIAS)
1985 Handbook of Flowering. Vol 1 published by CRC Press
1989 Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

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Allen, Nessy, Interview with Dr Yvonne Aitken, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2001, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/ya.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 20 January 2005

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