United Kingdom
April 21, 2016
Plant Impact Plc, a leader in research and development in crop enhancement to create products that growers can rely on to improve the yield and quality of their crops, announces the creation of a new Scientific Advisory Network. This network will bring together world-renowned academics and foremost authorities on soybean and wheat crop physiology, biostimulants, agchem, biochemistry and formulation chemistry. Together they will act as scientific advisers to the Plant Impact R&D team as part of a collaborative network of experts with diverse industry and specialism backgrounds and a shared goal to help advance innovation in crop enhancement.
Collaborating for results
Plant Impact’s success in bringing novel and thoroughly tested crop enhancement products to growers quickly and cost effectively, has in part been enabled by thriving collaborations between Plant Impact scientists and world-leading universities, researchers and academics. This new network replaces the previous Scientific Advisory Board with a dynamic and diverse group, linking each member to a specific Plant Impact R&D team scientist. This approach will help take the company’s product pipeline to the next level and maintain a flow of fresh and innovative ideas to help advance crop enhancement globally.
A global academic network focussed on enhancing yields of key world crops: soybean and wheat
Soybean researchers:
Professor Larry Purcell, University of Arkansas, USA
Altheimer Endowed Chair for Soybean Research, Dept of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences
Dr Felix Fritschi, University of Missouri, USA
Associate Professor of Crop Physiology, Division of Plant Sciences, expert in soybean plant responses to environment and Associate Editor
of Crop Science
Wheat researcher:
Dr Matthew Reynolds, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico
Distinguished Scientist and Head of Wheat Physiology, CIMMYT
Biostimulant expert:
Professor Patrick Brown, Dept of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, USA
Chair of the Biostimulants World Congress Scientific Committee
Agchem and agbiochem expert:
Dr Martin Battersby, Independent Consultant, UK
Ex-Head of R&D Integrated Solutions and Head of Seed Technology at Syngenta
Agchem R&D industry expert:
Dr David Evans, Independent Consultant, UK
Ex-Head of Research & Technology, Syngenta International AG
Soil and crop nutrition experts:
Professor Steve McGrath, Independent Consultant and Senior Principle Scientist, Rothamsted Research, UK
Head of Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems Department
Professor Ian Burns, Independent Consultant in Soil Science and Crop Nutrition
Emeritus Professor at the Crop Centre, Warwick University and
previously Head of Nutrient and Pesticide Dynamics Team at Horticulture Research International
Formulation chemistry experts:
Professor Graham Buckton, Independent Consultant, UK
Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Royal Society of Chemistry. CEO of Pharmaterials Ltd until 2012
Dr Tim Hunter, School of Chemical & Process Engineering, Leeds University, UK
Lecturer and joint winner of the IChemE Core Chem Eng. Award, 2012
About Plant Impact:
Established in 2003, Plant Impact plc’s head office and primary research facilities are at the Rothamsted Centre for Research and Enterprise (RoCRE) in Harpenden, UK (near London). The Group has additional offices in Sao Paulo and Goais Brazil, as well as colleagues based in the USA, Argentina, France and Turkey.
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