Background
Hawkes, John Gregory was born on June 27, 1915 in Bristol, England. Son of Charles and Gertrude (Baker) Hawkes.
(The authors provide a comprehensive treatise on wild and ...)
The authors provide a comprehensive treatise on wild and cultivated Bolivian potatoes, a critical food crop in high altitude regions throughout South America. Part one illustrates their importance in providing the genetic basis for developing new potato varieties resistant to pests and diseases and adapted to environmental stresses. The genetic and cytological relationships between species, their genome composition, and their crossability with each other are also discussed. In part two detailed descriptions, distribution, habitat data, and taxonomic positions are set out, species by species. The authors' views on the evolution of cultivated potato species are also presented.
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Hawkes, John Gregory was born on June 27, 1915 in Bristol, England. Son of Charles and Gertrude (Baker) Hawkes.
Bachelor, University Cambridge, 1937. Master of Arts, University Cambridge, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, 1941.
Doctor of Science, University Cambridge, 1957.
Botanist, Commonwealth Bureau Plant Breeding & Genetics, 1939-1948, 51-52; founder, director potato research station, Colombian Min. Agriculture, 1948-1951; professor plant taxonomy, Birmingham U., United Kingdom, 1961-1967; head department plant biology, Birmingham U., United Kingdom, 1967-1982; professor emeritus, Birmingham U., United Kingdom, since 1982.
(The authors provide a comprehensive treatise on wild and ...)
Fellow Linnean Society London (past president), Institute Biology. Member Athenaeum Club.
Married Ellen Barbara Leather, December 21, 1941. Children: Phillada, Stephanie, (twins) Peter and Anthony.