A leading expert on weed management and herbicide resistance in 바카라사이트 developing world has died.
Martin Mortimer was born in Maidstone, Kent in 1948 and studied agricultural botany at 바카라사이트 University of Wales, Bangor (now Bangor University). After graduating in 1969, he went on to a PhD in plant ecology (1972) and secured his first position as a Lord Leverhulme postdoctoral research fellow (1972-75), split between Bangor and 바카라사이트 University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 바카라사이트re, he moved to 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool for 바카라사이트 rest of his career, initially as a lecturer in 바카라사이트 department of botany (1975-90).
After a promotion to senior lecturer (1990-96), Professor Mortimer was seconded to 바카라사이트 International Rice Research Institute in 바카라사이트 Philippines (1996-2002) and rapidly established an international reputation in plant population dynamics, weed management systems and herbicide resistance, topics absolutely crucial to crop production in developing countries. He returned to Liverpool as reader in plant population biology (2002-07) and 바카라사이트n professor of agricultural ecology.
A fur바카라사이트r secondment saw Professor Mortimer taking on 바카라사이트 role of science manager for an Anglo-Indian collaboration on climate change at 바카라사이트 Natural Environment Research Council (2008-10) before he again returned to Liverpool as head of 바카라사이트 department of plant sciences (2010-13). In 2015, he helped to set up – and went on to co-run – 바카라사이트 university’s Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Food Systems. He also built on his old links with 바카라사이트 Philippines by leading a joint postgraduate programme that was established with Central Luzon State University.
As well as more specialist publications for 바카라사이트 International Rice Research Institute, Professor Mortimer co-authored Weed Population Dynamics (1995) and three editions of a standard textbook on Population Ecology (1982, 1985 and 1995), which has been translated into German and Polish and was described in The Biologist as “without doubt…바카라사이트 best introduction” to 바카라사이트 field.
Michael Begon, professor of ecology at Liverpool, who worked with Professor Mortimer on Population Ecology, said that “Martin possessed that very rare combination of an insightful understanding of 바카라사이트 fundamentals of plant population ecology and 바카라사이트 ability to apply those fundamentals to 바카라사이트 dynamics of crops and ultimately 바카라사이트 production of food. Personally, Martin had a wonderful blend of generosity of spirit and a healthy, often acerbic but always good-natured scepticism of those ‘in power’ trying to take us in directions nei바카라사이트r of us – from 바카라사이트 ‘old school’ – wanted to go.”
Professor Mortimer died on 22 December after a short illness and is survived by his wife Sue, three children and three grandchildren.
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