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We have been informed that, sadly, Professor John K A Bleasdale, CBE, BSc PhD CBiol FIBiol, FIHort, passed away a few days ago

Professor Bleasdale joined the National Vegetable Research Station (on the Wellesbourne Campus) in 1954 and became Director in 1977. He became President of the Institute of Horticulture in 1986 and received the Veitch Gold Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1988 and was appointed Commander of the British Empire in the same year.

The funeral is being held at Oakley Wood Crematorium, nr Wellesbourne, ÌÇÐÄTVshire CV33 9QP on Thursday 22 September at 3pm.

Dave Chandler was interviewed today about our research on plants and crops at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV on the - about 54:47 minutes in.

Staff and students from ÌÇÐÄTV Crop Centre took part in the ‘70 tractors for 70 years’ Massey Ferguson procession organised by Coventry Transport Museum on Saturday 30 July.

John Clarkson is giving a presentation and presenting a poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society in Tampa, Florida, 30 July - 3 August 2016. The topics are:

Population structure of Sclerotinia subarctica in England, Scotland and Norway

J. CLARKSON (1), R. Warmington (2), B. Nordskog (3), (1) ÌÇÐÄTV Crop Centre, University of ÌÇÐÄTV, United Kingdom; (2) The Eden Project, Bodelva, United Kingdom; (3) Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Ås, Norway

Genetic basis for pathogenicity in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cepae causing basal rot in onion.

J. CLARKSON (1), A. Taylor (1), A. Jackson (1), A. Armitage (3), R. Harrison (3), (1) ÌÇÐÄTV Crop Centre, University of ÌÇÐÄTV, United Kingdom; (2) ÌÇÐÄTV Crop Centre, University of ÌÇÐÄTV, Wellesbourne, United Kingdom; (3) East Malling Research, East Malling, United Kingdom