Background
Innes, Norman Lindsay was born on May 3, 1934 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Son of Norman James MacKay and Catherine (Porter) Innes.
agricultural research consultant
Innes, Norman Lindsay was born on May 3, 1934 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Son of Norman James MacKay and Catherine (Porter) Innes.
Bachelor of Science, University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1968. Doctor of Science, University Birmingham, England, 1977.
Senior cotton breeder, Sudan, 1958-1966;
senior cotton breeder, Namulonge Cotton Research Station, Uganda, 1966-1972;
head cotton research unit, Namulonge Cotton Research Station, Uganda, 1972;
head plant breeding, National Vegetable Research Station, Wellesbourne, England, 1973-1984;
deputy director, National Vegetable Research Station, Welles Bourne, England, 1977-1984;
head plant breeding division, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland, 1984-1989;
deputy director, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, Scotland, 1986-1994;
private consultant, Dundee, Scotland, since 1994. Trustee International Crop Research, Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India, 1982-1988. Chairperson board of trustees International Potato Centre, Lima, Peru, 1991-1995.
Member governor county International Center Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, since 1995.
Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh, Institute Horticulture, Institute Biology. Member british Association Applied Biologists (president 1993-1994), European Association Plant Breeders.
Married Marjory Niven Farquhar, April 18, 1960. Children: Neil, Helen.