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Plant
science: Plant
science made enormous strides over the course of the twentieth century,
and especially the second half, vastly increasing both the understanding
of, and the yields from, crop production.
Further developments, most notably with genetic modification, are the
subject of much public debate. From an English perspective, the pioneers
of this new science in the second half of the nineteenth century were
John Bennet Lawes, the owner of a country estate at Rothamsted in Hertfordshire
and the young scientist he recruited in 1843, Henry Gilbert. Lawes and
Gilbert worked together for more than fifty years, turning Rothamsted
into a research station that was known around the world for its meticulous
investigations into all aspects of plant growth. Rothamsted was taken
into public hands in 1934 and it remains as an important part of the agricultural
research establishment. The photograph, showing experimental work in progress,
was taken in the 1940s.
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