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Symposium contribution/Contribution à un symposium

Plant diseases, global food security and the role of R. Glenn Anderson

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Pages 311-317 | Accepted 24 Dec 2018, Published online: 10 May 2019
 

Abstract

R. Glenn Anderson was Norman Borlaug’s ‘green fingered agricultural scientist’ and a humanitarian who captained the wheat revolution in India during the 1960s. Afterwards, he directed the CIMMYT International Wheat Program where he was instrumental in establishing increased wheat disease surveys, broadening of the wheat genetic diversity for adaptation and disease resistance. He institutionalized multi-location yield and disease testing/analysis and regional breeding programmes, as well as strengthening the training of young scientists. Aspects of his work and other issues will be discussed in relation to present day global food security.

Résumé

R. Glenn Anderson était pour Norman Borlaug « le scientifique agricole au pouce vert » et un humanitaire qui a piloté la révolution du blé en Inde durant les années 1960. Par la suite, il a dirigé le programme international d’amélioration du blé du CIMMYT où il a joué un rôle clé dans l’accroissement du nombre d’études sur le blé ainsi que dans l’élargissement de la diversité génétique chez le blé en vue de son adaptation et de sa résistance aux maladies. Il a institutionnalisé l’analyse multilocale des rendements et des maladies ainsi que les programmes régionaux de sélection. Il a de plus bonifié la formation des jeunes scientifiques. Des aspects de ses travaux de même que d’autres sujets relatifs à l’état actuel de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale seront discutés.

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the CPS/ICPP2018 for the invitation and financial support to present the Glenn Anderson lecture, and the CPS for publication of the presentation. We also thank Brent McCallum for his help. We thank J. P. Gustafson and M. A. McMahon for their comments and inputs on the manuscript. We also are grateful to D. Byerlee and R. DePauw for their role as reviewers. Any inadvertent errors in the manuscript are the sole responsibility of the authors.

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