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Daniel McAlpine and The Bitter Pit (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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Daniel McAlpine and The Bitter Pit (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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This book is a biography of a scientist who pioneered the
development of plant pathology in Australia in the 19th and early
20th century, and was internationally acclaimed. After 20 years as
a plant pathologist, he was asked to find the cause and cure of a
serious physiological disorder of apples. While the cause eluded
him, and everyone else for another 60 years, he again won
international gratitude for the improvements he brought to the
apple industry. However because he did not find the cause, he was
deemed to have failed by his political masters who were malignantly
influenced by a jealous rival. The discovery in 2012-2013 of
government files covering the period of the bitter pit
investigation, from 1911 to 1916; reveal the extent of the unjust
criticism of McAlpine while history has vindicated the management
recommendations made to reduce bitter-pit losses. The focus on
bitter-pit management late in McAlpine's Career also meant that
those who value his memory have been less aware of the remarkable
achievements of McAlpine in the time before he left Great Britain -
the brilliance of his teaching and drawing skills -featured in the
early teaching texts for botany and zoology (the latter with his
brother) which are now accessible on-line. The objective of this
book is to demonstrate that (i) the view that McAlpine had failed
in his quest was wrong and seriously unjust (ii) McAlpine
achievements extend beyond plant pathology and include significant
contributions to the 19th century teaching of botany and zoology,
contributions which reinforce the adage - a picture is worth a
1,000 words.
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