The impact of a forage plant breeder – the story of Herrick Sydney (Syd) Easton (1946 - 2023)

Q3 Environmental Science
John Caradus, John Hay, Phil Rolston, David Hume, Marty Faville, Derek Woodfield
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Herrick Sydney (Syd) Easton was a forage plant breeder for 46 years. He bred at least 11 forage cultivars, in ryegrass, tall fescue and lucerne that were successfully licensed and commercialised, and he was a key part of the team that developed the successful Epichloë fungal endophyte products ‘Endosafe’, AR1, AR37, and ‘MaxP’ (‘MaxQ’ in USA). Syd’s development of measurement techniques and documentation of genetic variation for potentially valuable novel traits has been detailed in 130 refereed and significant publications, and he was an inventor or co-inventor of 13 patents and/or Plant Variety Rights. Syd made an important contribution in the understanding of endophyte-ryegrass interactions. Through his innovation and leadership, he led the multi-disciplinary AgResearch endophyte research programme, coordinating and writing the first successful funding application that consolidated the team. Coming from a farming family Syd connected with farmers and understood the value of highly supportive farmers and agricultural professionals who were able to critique, understand the value of and use the technologies and knowledge delivered from the science research he was involved with. Like many others in the agricultural research profession, he gained immense satisfaction from seeing technologies resulting from his research being used on New Zealand farms.
牧草育种家的影响——赫里克·西德尼·伊斯顿(1946 - 2023)的故事
Herrick Sydney (Syd) Easton从事饲料植物育种已有46年。他培育了至少11个饲料品种,包括黑麦草、高羊茅和苜蓿,这些品种成功获得许可并商业化,他是成功开发Epichloë真菌内生菌产品“Endosafe”、AR1、AR37和“MaxP”(美国称为“MaxQ”)的团队的关键成员。Syd对潜在有价值的新性状的测量技术和遗传变异的记录的发展已在130篇被引用和重要的出版物中详细介绍,他是13项专利和/或植物品种权的发明人或共同发明人。Syd在了解内生菌与黑麦草相互作用方面做出了重要贡献。通过他的创新和领导能力,他领导了AgResearch的多学科内生菌研究计划,协调和撰写了第一个成功的资助申请,巩固了团队。Syd来自一个农业家庭,与农民有联系,他理解高度支持农民和农业专业人士的价值,他们能够批评、理解和使用他所参与的科学研究中提供的技术和知识的价值。像许多从事农业研究专业的人一样,看到自己的研究成果在新西兰农场得到应用,他感到非常满意。
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Journal of New Zealand Grasslands
Journal of New Zealand Grasslands Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
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