Gladys Wright
Ecological Sciences
Scottish Crop Research Institute
United Kingdom
Biography
Coordinator of The Living Field educational project: preparation of materials for education and outreach; liaison with education, NGOs and public bodies; supervision of the Living Field Garden and Study Centre; responsibility for the Living Field project in the Scottish Government's Sustainble Crop Systems workpackage; grant applications to charitable bodies.
Research Interest
Based in Ecological Sciences: studies in the laboratory, glasshouse and field on resource capture and use by barley, wheat and potato; methodologies include development of nutrient-supply systems, plant growth and development, preparation for chemical analysis, data analysis.
Publications
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Lutman, P.J., Cussans, G.W., Wright , K.J., Wilson, B.J., Wright, G.McN. and Lawson, H.M. 2002. The persistence of seeds of sixteen weed species over six years in two arable fields. Weed Research 42(3), 231-241.
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Squire, G.R., Roger, S., Wright, G. 2000. Community-scale seedbank responses to less intense rotation and reduced herbicide input. Annals of Applied Biology 136, 47-57.
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The Living Field CD-ROM - a multimedia project based on the Scottish Govermment's 5 - 14 National Guidelines for Environmental Studies: Science.
