Erna Bennett - An early pioneer of Plant Genetic Conservation

Erna Bennett, a leading scientist and one of the first people to draw attention to genetic erosion and the importance of conserving agricultural biodiversity, sadly died last week on January 3rd 2012, after a long illness. She was instrumental in shaping plant genetic conservation research along with Otto Frankel and others during the 1950s and 1960s, with that influence continuing to this day.
Her strong and solid intellectual contributions, in particular those on genecology and her insistence to link farmers to the conservation efforts, were outstanding and original, combining practical commitment with intellectual rigour.
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