Robert Needham
BSc
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BSc
Main responsibilities include:
Technical and laboratory support for the quality testing of seeds for plant production research
Assisting with research processes in order to improve cost efficiency and effectiveness of nursery plant production
Graduate in Applied Biology (Crop Protection) from Bangor University with extensive experience in in laboratory microbiology, and field ecology
Member of Royal Society of Biology
Alice Holt Lodge
Wrecclesham
Farnham
GU10 4LH
Emerging diseases of forests caused by Hymenoscyphus fraxineus
Using digital X-rays to determine whether seeds are filled, empty, immature, and insect- or mechanically-damaged
Adding value to tree seed lots to improve cost-efficiency and effectiveness of nurseries
Acorn Storage – this project is funded by Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (grant HNS 197), Forestry Commission Scotland, Future Trees Trust, Woodland Heritage and Woodland Trust; Research Technician.
Hot-water treatment of ash fruits – this project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 635646; Research Technician.
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