Professor Geoff Dixon
Professor Geoff Dixon is managing director of GreenGene International. He is a consultant and author and senior research fellow at the University of Reading’s Centre for Horticulture & Landscape.
Opinion... Soil health key to weather defence
Britain enjoys and hates its weather. Our Atlantic highs and lows usually deliver periods of rain or sunshine. Occasionally, the jet stream shifts, providing intense Arctic cold or southern European heat.
Opinion... Bridges needed across the sectors
Horticulture Week's careers guide (HW, April 2018) is a revealing insight into what constitutes "a horticulturist". Horticulture is a coherent discipline.
Opinion... Get rid of plastics in Horticulture
Blue Planet II eloquently showed the rich tapestry of life in the oceans. It also focused public awareness on plastic pollution damaging wildlife.
Opinion ... Answering call for home production
Whitehall wants more home production of fresh produce. That's very welcome. Horticulture is a can-do industry and will react positively. In ramping-up production, increases in basic resources are needed. Seed suppliers want advance warning by at least one season of higher demand.
Opinion... System must support home produce
Continuous food supplies are cornerstones of social well-being. Even minor blips like last winter's disruption of fresh produce supplies from Iberia become "media disasters".
Pest & Disease Factsheet - White mould
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, S. minor and S. trifoliorum particularly affecting legumes such as green, broad and faba beans.